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Bruce Lehrmann ‘hellbent on having sex’ with Brittany Higgins and raped her in Parliament House, defamation judge finds

Justice Michael Lee finds former Liberal staffer was not defamed by Lisa Wilkinson and Ten in interview with Brittany Higgins in February 2021

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Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, judge finds on balance of probabilities

‘Ms Higgins was raped. Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins.’

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The colossal cost of the Bruce Lehrmann trials

We break down the expenses behind the mass of court cases that have roiled Australia’s political and media landscape.

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Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial verdict – as it happened

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Morning Mail: how false claims spread after Bondi Junction attack; Israel to ‘exact the price’ from Iran; Lehrmann defamation judgment due

Thousands of social media accounts falsely identified the killer and some falsely linked the attack to Islamist terrorism

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Lehrmann v Wilkinson resolves today

The result of Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten will be heard today, a police source says Bondi Junction killer was ‘targeting women’, and Jim Chalmers’ new asset write-off scheme.

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Liar, rapist: Ten 'vindicated' in Lehrmann verdict

Bruce Lehrmann was so hell-bent on having sex with Brittany Higgins in Parliament House that he was indifferent to her consent and raped her, a judge has found.

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Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins saga: the night that spawned more than a dozen legal cases

Lehrmann has lost his defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson. Here are all the other connected cases

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann case sends Seven, Nine and Ten into internecine TV warfare

The spats continue among Australia’s media outlets in the wake of the all-consuming defamation case

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Dutton’s mad Rinehart dash

Peter Dutton made a fast and furious round-trip to Gina Rinehart’s birthday party, Bruce Lehrmann’s karaoke is pissing off his neighbours, and the Productivity Commission chair warns against green manufacturing subsidies.

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Making cents of Lehrmann's 'unprecedented' lawsuit

The lawsuit Bruce Lehrmann brought over a Network Ten broadcast took on a life of its own, and the only certainty is people will be tuning into the decision.

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US considers dropping Assange charges

Julian Assange might have his charges dropped by the US, Dutton criticises Wong’s comments on Palestinian statehood, and NSW ICAC ditches its investigation into Tim Crakanthorp.

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If Lehrmann wins, he may still lose: here’s what Justice Lee will be weighing up

The Bruce Lehrmann defamation circus is preparing to take down its tent ahead of Justice Lee’s verdict. But what are the possible outcomes?

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Government considers recognising Palestinian state

Australia is deciding whether to recognise Palestinian statehood, the ACCC will get powers to block anti-competitive mergers, and Seven’s commercial director allegedly sent a graphic email to a Nine reporter.

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Morning Mail: Wong pushes two-state solution; warning over rightwing extremism; ancient pottery find

Minister calls on Israel to abandon Rafah invasion plan; Asio reports uptick in activity by hate groups; dig discovery may overturn belief Aboriginal Australians did not make ceramics

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Liability, imputations and truth: what the judge will consider in his Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial verdict

Justice Michael Lee will rule, on the balance of probabilities, whether Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins. Here are the steps he must take to make that verdict

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Higgins raises question about 'info' she was drugged before alleged rape

Police officer raised issue during investigation, court told.

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Brittany Higgins questions whether she was drugged on night of alleged rape in new court submission

Higgins says any question about her evidence in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case should take into account her trauma and the possibility she may have been drugged

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Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: judge to hand down verdict on Monday

Federal court announces a new date for the decision after original date delayed by fresh evidence

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Brittany Higgins defends 'unwavering' account of rape

Lawyers for Brittany Higgins have argued changes to her account of being raped could have been caused by trauma and cannot be used to attack her credibility.

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Chris Minns orders review of termination payouts for senior NSW public servants

Premier says review of public money spend is ‘appropriate and necessary’ after Guardian Australia reveals $700,000 was paid out to former NSW police media officers

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Which media companies have been caught up in the Bruce Lehrmann saga?

It’s increasingly difficult to keep track of just how many media companies have been sucked into the ‘radioactive snowball’ that is the Lehrmann circus.

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Pay review after $700k NSW Police media merry-go-round

'Exorbitant' payouts for NSW Police media advisors totalling more than $700,000 have prompted the premier to review severance pay for senior public servants.

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NSW police paid redundancies to three top media advisers in two years totalling $687,000

Exclusive: since Karen Webb became commissioner the force has dumped and paid out three employees in senior media and public affairs roles

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Who is John Macgowan?

The former Liberal Party staffer flanked Bruce Lehrmann in the early days of his trial. But that wasn’t the first time his named appeared in print.

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