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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...

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...