Brittany Higgins
Coverage of Brittany Higgins in the Nexus archive.
- Bruce Lehrmann loses bid to get footage from documentary featuring Brittany Higgins ahead of rape trial
Bruce Lehrmann lost a legal bid to obtain footage from a documentary featuring Brittany Higgins. A judge ruled there was no legitimate forensic purpose for his subpoena requesting the footage from the documentary 'Silenced.'
- Linda Reynolds repays nearly $9,000 after partner billed taxpayers to visit son in Melbourne
Linda Reynolds repaid nearly $8,800 in parliamentary expenses after her partner claimed family reunion allowances to visit his son in Melbourne while en route to meet her in Canberra. Reynolds initially disputed the ruling by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority but later accepted it, citing the necessity of her partner's visits following 'high profile (and false) 2021 workplace allegations' against her.
- Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records
The Victorian government commits to strengthening laws to protect victim-survivors’ confidential communications, following advocacy by Brittany Higgins. Higgins criticized the Albanese government for inaction on women’s safety issues, calling its response 'disheartening.'
- Bruce Lehrmann loses last-ditch legal effort to appeal defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson
Bruce Lehrmann's final legal attempt to appeal a defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson was dismissed by Australia's high court. The court rejected his bid to overturn findings that he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019, ending his legal avenues to challenge the case.