Former prime minister Scott Morrison said he feared political attacks on Senator Linda Reynolds and accusations of a government cover-up after the Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations could kill the former frontbencher.
Appearing before the West Australian Supreme Court on Tuesday in Senator Reynolds’ defamation action against her former staffer, Mr Morrison at times sparred with Ms Higgins’ lawyer, rebutting questions and drawing intervention by Justice Paul Tottle.
Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
