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Lehrmann proceedings day 19 – as it happened

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End this ‘intolerable situation’ in Gaza

More than 200 current and former federal and state MPs and local councillors have signed a letter calling for a ‘permanent ceasefire’ in Gaza and accusing Israel of ‘domination’ of Palestinians, and NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles faces more opprobrium after another potential shares scandal.

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Lehrmann proceedings day 18 – as it happened

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Brittany Higgins told senior colleague she remembered Bruce Lehrmann on top of her, defamation trial hears

Linda Reynolds’ then chief of staff Fiona Brown was first to interview pair after alleged rape, which Lehrmann has always denied

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Afternoon Update: ADF to help FNQ flood rescue; dodgy agents fined for underquoting; and how to pick a panettone

Defence force personnel deployed in region as Barron River catchment records 2,200mm of rain in last week, causing spill of flood water

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War criminals, surgeons, Murdoch: What a wild defamation year we had in 2023

Defamation law had a 2023 to remember, with some of the biggest cases in Australian history coming before the courts.

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Higgins 'quite casual' on rape claim, boss says

Linda Reynolds' former chief of staff said she couldn't rule it out or in, when asked if she suspected two staffers had sex days before in the senator's office.

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Lisa Wilkinson tells court she was ‘largely out of the picture’ in lead up to Brittany Higgins broadcast

Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial also hears Wilkinson wasn’t aware of details of producer’s call with prime minister’s office

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Afternoon Update: Israel rebuffs US plea; Christmas price shock; and Curb Your Enthusiasm’s last act

As pressure mounts on Biden administration over Gaza, Israel tells its closest ally it still needs ‘months’ to defeat Hamas

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Lisa Wilkinson motivated to tell Brittany Higgins story to be ‘champion for women who are being suppressed’, court documents show

Transcript of a five-hour conversation Higgins and David Sharaz had with Wilkinson and The Project producer Angus Llewellyn in 2021 released during defamation trial

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Lehrmann proceedings day 17 – as it happened

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Wilkinson thought senator was 'lying through her teeth'

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has faced a second day of grilling at a defamation trial over a broadcast that aired allegations of a rape in Parliament House.

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Lisa Wilkinson rejects idea she put ‘pride and ego’ before Bruce Lehrmann’s right to a fair trial

Broadcaster also hits back during defamation trial at suggestion she was ‘captured’ by Brittany Higgins and had no desire to ‘check or scrutinise anything she said’

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Afternoon Update: Lisa Wilkinson takes stand in Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial; Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions quashed; and how to age well

‘I feel we investigated the story extremely well,’ Lisa Wilkinson says in court of her reporting of Brittany Higgins’ claims

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This isn’t America — covert recordings are admissible in Australian courts. Here’s why

Despite what ‘Law & Order’ may have taught us, the judge in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case has much to consider regarding secretly recorded conversations related to the trial.

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Lehrmann proceedings day 16 – as it happened

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'Cheap, nasty' Reynolds involved in cover-up: Wilkinson

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has given evidence in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, accusing Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds of "deplorable" conduct.

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Network Ten producer tells Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial he ‘did not have proof’ of some claims in ‘explosive’ Brittany Higgins story

Released text messages show Lisa Wilkinson believed The Project had a political story of an ‘extraordinary cover-up’

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Lehrmann proceedings day 15 – as it happened

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'No proof' Higgins would lose job for rape complaint

A Ten producer has admitted there was no proof Brittany Higgins would lose her parliamentary job if she told police of her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann.

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Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer accuses The Project of not checking ‘credibility’ of Brittany Higgins claims

Defamation trial also played two secret recordings, including one in which Michaelia Cash tells Higgins ‘we didn’t know anything’

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Lehrmann proceedings day 14 – as it happened

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Covert calls and credibility queries amid rape report

A Network Ten producer says Brittany Higgins' allegations of parliamentary interference weakened "very strong" claims she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann.

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Brittany Higgins’ parents tell court ‘vivacious’ daughter became ‘withdrawn’ after alleged rape

Kelly Higgins has told the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case that hearing about the alleged assault was a ‘mother’s worst nightmare’. Lehrmann has always denied the allegation

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Afternoon Update: turbulence in Queensland Labor; Higgins’ mother gives evidence; and man charged over Daylesford pub crash

Queensland deputy premier, Steven Miles and health minister, Shannon Fentiman, are vying for the top job

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