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'Obsessed' Higgins told Ten not to settle with Lehrmann

Brittany Higgins took the '"extraordinary" position of only helping Ten defend a defamation suit if they did not pay Bruce Lehrmann damages, his lawyers say.

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Lisa Wilkinson told Ten boss she worried about losing Sydney home if network didn’t cover her legal fees

Court documents reveal details of emotional call with Beverley McGarvey in which Wilkinson blamed network for failing to stop bad press

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Wilkinson's Logies speech 'OK' due to Drumgold silence

A senior lawyer for Network Ten says she thought a Logies speech about Brittany Higgins was "sufficiently vague" not to harm an impending trial.

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This week’s Media Briefs brings you an unusual pop culture crossover, a viral TikTok fraud, and the dire state of financial affairs in our industry.

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Lisa Wilkinson wins bid for Ten to pay her legal fees in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case

Justice Michael Lee, ruling in journalist’s favour, accepts Lisa Wilkinson took legal advice about her Logies speech about Brittany Higgins

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: farmer killed in Victorian storms; CBA posts $5bn profit; and Indonesia goes to the polls

The 50-year-old Darlimurla man was killed following major storms that battered the state

The Guardian - AU

Wilkinson wins major battle in legal costs fight with Network Ten

Journalist's defamation trial legal costs estimated to exceed $1 million.

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‘Significant credit issues’ with both Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins in defamation case, judge says

Justice Michael Lee made remarks during cross-claim hearing over legal fees made by journalist Lisa Wilkinson against Network Ten

The Guardian - AU

'Isolated' Wilkinson vindicated in legal fight with Ten

Network Ten has been ordered to pay the legal costs for Lisa Wilkinson hiring her own legal representation in a defamation fight with Bruce Lehrmann.

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Ten lawyer defends approving 'inadvisable, inappropriate' Wilkinson speech

The Logies speech delayed the Bruce Lehrmann criminal trial.

The Canberra Times

Afternoon Update: Australia failing to close the gap on Indigenous outcomes; Ticketek accounts of Swift fans hacked; and the best Valentine’s chocolate gifts

Just four of 19 Closing the Gap areas on track for improvement while four have gone backwards from previous reports

The Guardian - AU

Lisa Wilkinson says Network Ten did not support her as she was ‘trashed in the media’

Former Project presenter cross-examined in legal dispute over payment of more than $700,000 in legal costs in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case

The Guardian - AU

Wilkinson felt 'isolated, unprotected, abandoned' by Network Ten

Ten made 'one pathetic excuse after another' not to defend journalist: lawyer.

The Canberra Times

Wilkinson begged Ten to say it approved Logies speech

Lisa Wilkinson says she begged Network Ten to publicly admit it cleared her Logies acceptance speech that delayed Bruce Lehrmann's criminal trial for rape.

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Wilkinson had ‘limited role’ in Higgins broadcast

Lisa Wilkinson’s lawyers are arguing that she had little say in the broadcast that broke Brittany Higgins’ allegations against Bruce Lehrmann, and we say farewell to one of the great Indigenous leaders.

The Canberra Times

Lehrmann's story being 'implausible' wouldn't make Higgins 'persuasive', lawyers say

'Range of possibilities' lie between versions of events, judge told.

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Higgins feared being 'passenger' in rape story: fiance

Brittany Higgins' consent was taken away in an alleged Parliament House rape and she needed to feel like she was back in control, her fiance told a journalist.

The Guardian - AU

The Australian who ascended to the helm of a Republican-linked fundamentalist Christian group

Martyn Iles, the former head of the Australian Christian Lobby, is set to lead a lucrative creationist group that built a replica Noah’s Ark – and has fresh ambitions for Australia

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In the aftermath of tragedy: the court cases to watch in 2024

Pressing questions to be answered in ACT's most compelling cases.

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Who’s getting sued? The year ahead for defamation in Australia

Brace yourselves for a big year in defamation, as laws undergo changes and high-profile cases continue to play out.

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'One pull of the trigger': Higgins' fiance to Wilkinson

Brittany Higgins' partner David Sharaz discussed going after the "Liberal Party machine" in an initial email sent to Lisa Wilkinson about breaking the story.

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers call for substantial damages despite ‘unsatisfactory’ evidence in defamation case

Network Ten describes former Liberal staffer as ‘fundamentally dishonest’ in submissions released by federal court

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Lehrmann lawyers accept judge may make adverse findings

A 136-page final written submission from Bruce Lehrmann's legal team to the judge overseeing his defamation case has been filed in the Federal Court.

The Guardian - AU

YouTuber ordered to front federal court over videos of Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial

Justice Michael Lee ordered Glenn Logan to explain why he should not be charged with contempt of court

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Judge gets to work as Lehrmann's defamation trial ends

As the defamation trial by Bruce Lehrmann over a Ten report on Brittany Higgins' rape allegation concludes, all eyes now turn to the judge who oversaw the case.

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