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This blog is now closed.Full report: Bruce Lehrmann ‘hellbent on having sex’ with Brittany Higgins and raped her in Parliament House, defamation judge findsA ‘hapless’ Bumble date, Qing dynasty ceramics and the Algonquin round table: the best lines from the Bruce Lehrmann verdictBruce Lehrmann and Lisa Wilkinson have both arrived into courtroom one on the 21st level of the federal court building in central...

Justice Michael Lee, ruling in journalist’s favour, accepts Lisa Wilkinson took legal advice about her Logies speech about Brittany HigginsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt was reasonable for Lisa Wilkinson to retain separate lawyers to represent her in a defamation trial brought against Network Ten and its high-profile presenter, the federal court has ruled.“This is not a...

Network Ten describes former Liberal staffer as ‘fundamentally dishonest’ in submissions released by federal court Bruce Lehrmann’s legal team has accepted their client’s evidence in his defamation trial against Network Ten was “in a number of respects unsatisfactory”, but not to the extent that he is a “compulsive liar” or had raped Brittany Higgins, newly released documents reveal.In written closing submissions released by the...

Judge concludes case and reserves his decision after more than four weeks of evidenceBruce Lehrmann’s lawyers have argued on the final day of his high-profile defamation trial that Brittany Higgins told “complete falsehoods” and her allegations were part of a “political hit job” fuelled by her partner.Justice Michael Lee on Friday concluded the case and reserved his decision after more than four weeks of...

This blog is now closed.Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJustice Lee describes some of Lehrmann barrister’s suggestions about Higgins’ behaviour as ‘simplistic’Justice Lee has said it is simplistic to suggest a young woman could not have been sexually assaulted because she carried on in a professional manner. Continue reading...

Defence lawyer called former Liberal staffer ‘fundamentally dishonest’ as judge said some of Lehrmann’s and Brittany Higgins’ evidence ‘can’t be accepted’Get our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastDefence lawyers in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial have used their closing arguments to describe the former Liberal staffer as a “fundamentally dishonest man”, suggesting his repeated mistruths about the events of March...

This blog is now closed.Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: ‘can’t be any doubt’ sex occurred on night of alleged rape, court toldGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTen’s barrister says network does not have to prove if Higgins had to choose between justice and her jobCollins said it is not the burden of Network Ten to establish that there...