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$400,000 for hurt and distress: Higgins’ government deal released

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Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins agreed not to bring multiple legal claims against the federal government related to her alleged sexual assault in parliament in exchange for more than $2.3 million.

Details of Ms Higgins’ secret deal to settle were made public on Thursday in the high-profile defamation case brought by her alleged rapist, Bruce Lehrmann.

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Sam Buckingham-Jones is the media and marketing reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Sam on Twitter.

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