February
Trump-Macron bromance; Musk rattles markets; Frequent flyer changes
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
January
Rebekah Giles adds to her bulging workload
The lawyer has shown up on an arcane racing body created to negotiate revenue from Tabcorp.
October 2024
Lehrmann avoids $200k hit as appeal gets green light
A judge has ordered Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation appeal can proceed without a $200,000 hit to his hip pocket.
Bruce Lehrmann ‘probably Australia’s most hated man’: his lawyer
A judge ruled the former Liberal staffer raped Brittany Higgins in 2019. Now on Centrelink, OnlyFans is his only prospect for work, his lawyer says.
July 2024
Lehrmann committed to stand trial on two counts of rape
Magistrate Mark Howden returned with a decision that a reasonable jury, properly instructed, could potentially find the allegations proven beyond reasonable doubt.
June 2024
Lehrmann rape hearing adjourned for ‘no-case’ argument
A rape charge hearing against former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been adjourned, with his defence set to argue he has no case to answer.
May 2024
Bruce Lehrmann given extension to appeal but will be forced to pay
The former Liberal staffer has appointed barrister Guy Reynolds, SC, to review his case. He has until May 31 to lodge an appeal.
April 2024
Bruce Lehrmann rejected offer to settle, should pay all costs: Ten
Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson offered to settle with Bruce Lehrmann in August last year. He rejected it within two hours.
Ex-Seven producer demands compensation, apology from Seven
Taylor Auerbach, who helped secure Bruce Lehrmann for an exclusive Spotlight interview, says he has been proven right by the Federal Court’s decision on Monday.
How Lehrmann’s many lies added up to rape
In this contest of credibility between Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins, the judge decided it was no contest.
Judge finds Lehrmann raped Higgins, but no Morrison cover-up
Justice Michael Lee has found that Bruce Lehrmann raped his former colleague in 2019, but says the talk of a political cover-up was “short on facts”.
Taking out the Bruce Lehrmann trash
Historic day leaves Seven counting the costs of its sullied Spotlight exclusive.
The damage done to Seven West Media from cocaine and prostitute claims
Weeks of headlines haven’t dampened advertiser appetite for Seven’s footy ads, media buyers say. But that is not strictly true for its reputation and its board.
‘Destined for greatness’: Lehrmann judge tested his arm with former PM
All eyes will be on Justice Michael Lee – arguably the best-known judge in the land – when he hands down his judgment in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case on Monday.
New Seven expenses scandal as Spotlight boss enlists lawyer
Mark Llewellyn, executive producer of Seven’s flagship current affairs show, has tapped John Laxon for advice, as the network deals with new allegations of corporate wrongdoing.
Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial judgment date set
Justice Michael Lee in the Federal Court will deliver his judgment in Bruce Lehrmann’s bombshell defamation case on Monday.
Up in the air: Seven’s new boss braces for impact
Jeff Howard watched ex-Seven producer Taylor Auerbach give evidence on Friday while flying back from Adelaide, two weeks before he takes over Seven’s top job.
Seven paid for Lehrmann’s story. Now it is the story
The television network’s pursuit of an interview with the accused rapist has put its tactics on trial.
Seven allegedly paid thousands for drugs, prostitutes for Lehrmann
In three explosive affidavits, a former Seven producer claims the network paid for housing, meals and drugs to score a tell-all interview with Bruce Lehrmann.
Ten seeks to call fresh evidence about Lehrmann days before judgment
The network’s lawyers have lodged an interlocutory application seeking that the high-profile Bruce Lehrmann case be reopened before the decision on Thursday.