The Latest Breaking News from Samantha Maiden

A defamation trial pitting a senator against Brittany Higgins has received evidence about the ex-staffer's movements before and after her alleged rape.

Liberal senator gives evidence at defamation trial about why she chose to leak confidential information to the Australian columnist. Plus: Four Corners to air exposé on Seven

Producer claims network was also billed for thousands in accommodation and dining expenses. Seven denies former staff member’s claims

A timeline of every major moment of the Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann saga, from the start of the story to now.

No documents show how Walter Sofronoff provided a copy of the report to journalists.

Journalist Samantha Maiden won Australia’s top award in journalism, the Gold Walkley, in 2022 for her coverage of the Brittany Higgins case. When talking to Leigh Sales about the experience of covering this story, for Sales’ new book, Storytellers, she found herself in tears.

Leaks like this in the ACT are rare. The way the report came to light became its own story.

Being a star reporter for one Murdoch outlet doesn’t mean much when another one has an exclusive. Plus: Millionaire Hot Seat left out in the cold

Had he been cross-examined at the trial, the questions would likely have been more rigorous than those asked on Seven’s Spotlight program