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Defamation trial between opposition leader and MP ends

A judgment in the defamation case against Victoria's opposition leader is expected before Christmas, with predictions his position hinges on the outcome.

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Claim MP booted from Liberals over 'annoying' questions

Nazis gatecrashing a rally were used as a pretext to expel MP Moira Deeming from the Liberals based on her views, her lawyer has alleged in court.

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‘Bullying tactic’: Network Ten wants assurances in Lehrmann appeal battle

Lawyers for Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson argue Bruce Lehrmann voluntarily started the case that made him ‘Australia’s most hated man’.

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Bruce Lehrmann unemployable and may need to go on OnlyFans ‘or something silly like that’ to make money, lawyer tells court

Federal court hears Lehrmann cannot pay security bond for appeal as his only shot at making money could be going on OnlyFans

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Dfat says it has told Israel ‘unacceptable’ targeting of UN personnel in Lebanon must cease – as it happened

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Lehrmann's 'only shot' at income on OnlyFans: lawyer

In resisting a bid for "unemployable" Bruce Lehrmann to pay $200,000 ahead of a defamation appeal, his lawyer says he deserves a chance to clear his name.

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Deeming v Pesutto has unwittingly documented the Liberal Party’s internal chaos

From multiple secret recordings to accusations of lying, the Victorian Liberals have reaffirmed what we already knew: they’re in shambles.

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Death threats, slurs: MP's Latham tweet-fuelled abuse

A vulgar post by Mark Latham turned a gay MP into a caricature, causing people to send offensive and threatening messages to his office, a judge has heard.

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Bruce Lehrmann granted extension to consider appeal of defamation ruling in Network Ten case

Justice Michael Lee labels Ten lawyer’s comments outside court following judgment ‘discourteous’ and ‘misleading’

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Ten wants costs for 'deliberately wicked' Lehrmann case

Network Ten has sought costs from Bruce Lehrmann, saying the ex-Liberal staffer gambled with his defamation case to conceal his rape of Brittany Higgins.

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Spotlight executive producer Mark Llewellyn leaves Seven

Llewellyn confirmed his resignation which comes after Lehrmann defamation trial heard about tactics allegedly used to secure interview, claims he and the network deny

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Sex, drugs and a perverse universe: the ‘sordid’ defamation trial gripping Australia

Federal court defamation trial involving rival television networks has attracted tens of thousands of viewers as it hears allegations of drug use and payment for sex workers

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‘Sordid’ evidence, a ‘perverse universe’: five key takeaways from the final day of the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial

Former Seven producer Taylor Auerbach concludes evidence on Friday after the trial was dramatically reopened this week

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Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers argue evidence is not available to rule out Britanny Higgins’ consent

Lehrmann’s lawyers also admit client’s evidence is ‘unsatisfactory’ but say it would be overstating it to say he is a ‘compulsive liar’

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A minister’s office and two different stories: the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial comes to a close

Brittany Higgins says she was raped. Lehrmann denies it. After weeks of evidence the judge must decide who he believes

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Lehrmann proceedings day 14 – as it happened

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Lehrmann proceedings day 13 – as it happened

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Brittany Higgins in ‘tug of war’ over ‘desperately’ wanting to report alleged rape and wanting to keep job, court told

Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial also hears Higgins was ‘hysterical’ when she heard possibility of media inquiry about alleged assault being raised at Senate estimates

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Lehrmann proceedings day nine – as it happened

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Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: two lives in the balance over the rape allegations dividing Australia

In a dramatic week in court, Lehrmann was cross-examined for the first time over the allegation he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in Canberra, which he strenuously denies

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Lehrmann proceedings day six – as it happened

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Brittany Higgins takes stand in Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial as lawyer warns her evidence will be ‘graphic and distressing’

Court also told Seven Network paid Lehrmann’s rent for 12 months to compensate him for two interviews with the Spotlight program

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Lehrmann proceedings day five – as it happened

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Afternoon Update: Lehrmann denies trying to get Higgins drunk; Israel-Hamas truce begins; and calls for domestic violence inquiry

Lehrmann faces cross examination in day three of his defamation trial against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson

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Bruce Lehrmann denies he was trying to get Brittany Higgins drunk in Canberra pub, court hears

Court in defamation trial shown CCTV footage of Higgins consuming six spirit-based drinks, two of which were bought for her by Lehrmann

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