$400,000 for hurt and distress: Higgins’ government deal released
Sam Buckingham-JonesMedia and marketing reporter
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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