Law change could see Higgins not take stand
Brittany Higgins could avoid taking the witness stand a second time if a change to a specific law is passed.
Brittany Higgins & Bruce Lehrmann Trial
Keep updated on the Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann Parliament House rape trial with news.com.au’s rolling coverage.
Court responds to Higgins speech questions
Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers are seeking urgent legal advice from police over Brittany Higgins speech outside court.
Rape trial jury discharged over juror’s act
Bruce Lehrmann will face a retrial after the jury in the trial of the former Liberal staffer accused of raping Brittany Higgins was discharged.
New rape trial date set after jury scrapped
The jury in the trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins has been discharged. Here’s what will happen next.
Jury still out in Lehrmann rape trial
Deliberations in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, will spill over to Friday.
No decision yet in Bruce Lehrmann rape trial
The jury in the trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins has completed its first full day of deliberations, considering a key three-word phrase.
Three key questions facing jury in rape trial
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum has told a jury they must determine three key questions to deliver a verdict in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann.
Four jurors axed in Parliament rape trial
Four jurors who sat through 11 days of evidence during the trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins were axed before deliberation.
Brittany ‘made up’ bruise to show Lisa
Bruce Lehrmann’s Defence barrister suggested Brittany Higgins “made up” a key piece of evidence to show LIsa Wilkinson.
Lehrmann jury retires for the day
The jury in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the staffer accused of raping Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, has retired for the day.
Judge intervenes over ‘panties’ question
One line of questioning over Brittany Higgins’ underwear on the night of her alleged rape prompted the judge to intervene.
Lisa, Higgins’ partner ‘thrown under the bus’
Brittany Higgins has been accused of throwing her partner David Sharaz and Lisa Wilkinson “under the bus” after she went public with her sexual assault allegations.
Jury told of ‘red herrings’ in rape trial
The prosecutor in the Bruce Lehrmann trial has told a jury that if Brittany Higgins has fabricated a claim of rape she is “quite the actor”.
Court hears allegations of Brittany’s ‘lies’
Bruce Lehrmann cannot be found guilty of raping Brittany Higgins when there is “no DNA, no evidence”, a court has been told.
Accused ‘attracted to’ Brittany, court told
A court has heard that Bruce Lehrmann was attracted to Brittany Higgins in the lead up to the night of the alleged assault.
‘Untenable’: Barrister on Higgins’ claim
Bruce Lehrmann’s barrister said the prosecution case that his client raped Brittany Higgins is ‘untenable’.
‘Not appropriate’: Senator confronted in court
Former defence minister Linda Reynolds has been accused in the ACT Supreme Court of “coaching” lawyers acting for the accused during the trial.
‘Political suicide’: Senator grilled in rape trial
Senator Michaelia Cash has been grilled on the witness stand in the trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in parliament.
‘F**ked up’: Higgins texted MP about incident
A Queensland MP who Brittany Higgins worked for has told the court Ms Higgins alluded to her rape allegation to him in text messages in 2019.
‘Not appropriate’: Lawyer rejects MP texts
A senator has been pressed about why she texted Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer as Brittany Higgins gave evidence under cross-examination.
‘We don’t know’: Crucial Higgins pic probed
A photograph of a bruise on Brittany Higgins’ leg has been challenged in court, while a digital forensic expert has been probed about the origins of the image.
‘Not true’: Brittany’s former boss hits back
Senator Linda Reynolds has detailed a 2019 meeting with Brittany Higgins and “completely rejected” a suggestion she went in with a political interest.
‘Broken’: Higgins’ mum testifies in rape trial
Brittany Higgins’ mum has taken the stand to tell the court how her daughter changed after her alleged rape in Parliament House.
Bruce’s ‘whiskey stop’ in Parliament revealed
Bruce Lehrmann said he had docs to pick up when he attended Parliament House with Brittany Higgins, but told his chief of staff and police different stories.
‘Didn’t happen’: Higgins accused claims aired
Bruce Lehrmann’s account of the night he is accused of raping Brittany Higgins at Parliament House has been heard in court for the first time.
‘He raped me’: Higgins breaks down in court
Brittany Higgins has broken down in tears during cross examination being questioned over the night of her alleged assault.
‘Completely naked’: Moment Brittany found
A Parliament House security guard has told a court about the moment she found Brittany Higgins the night she was allegedly raped.
Letters reveal why Lehrmann was sacked
Bruce Lehrmann wrote to a Liberal frontbencher admitting he was “ashamed and deeply remorseful” after his late night visit to Parliament House with Brittany Higgins.
Wilkinson dropped as witness in rape trial
Two former cabinet ministers will be called to give evidence in Bruce Lehrmann’s high-profile rape trial next week.
Trial of Higgins’ alleged rapist to end early
The trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins at Parliament House is expected to wrap up as soon as next week.
Higgins unavailable again as trial continues
Brittany Higgins was again unavailable to appear in court as the trial for the man accused of raping her continued in her absence.
Higgins ‘unavailable’ for trial today
The trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in Parliament House has been hit by a slight delay as it enters its second week.
Higgins breaks down over ‘insulting’ question
Brittany Higgins was in tears on the witness stand as she was grilled by the lawyer of her accused rapist, Bruce Lehrmann.
Higgins ‘blown away’ by $320,000 offer
Brittany Higgins has been questioned about a more than $320,000 book deal Lisa Wilkinson’s husband Peter FitzSimons helped her secure.
Powerful line-up in Higgins rape trial
Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann have been in court this week for one the country’s most followed criminal trials — meet their high-powered legal line-up.
‘Weirdest call’: Higgins grilled on secret tapes
Brittany Higgins secretly recorded a phone conversation with then-employment Minister Michaelia Cash in the days after her resignation.
Lisa ‘angry’ when Higgins interview aired
Brittany Higgins has been questioned about when she met Lisa Wilkinson to record an interview for the show and air accusations against her alleged rapist.
Brittany questioned in court over kiss claim
Brittany Higgins has taken the stand on the second day of the trial for the man accused of raping her at Parliament House in 2019.
Brittany claims accused ‘made a pass’ before
Jurors have been shown a police interview in which Brittany Higgins said the man accused of raping her had “tried to kiss” her at a previous work event.
‘Felt trapped’: Brittany relives alleged rape
Jurors have heard Brittany Higgins describe the night she was allegedly raped by her colleague, with her first recorded police interview played to the court.
Brittany’s ‘strange relationship’ with accused
A court heard Brittany Higgins had a “strange adversarial relationship” with the man accused of raping her in 2019.
‘Barely lucid’: Jury to be shown Higgins’ texts
Details of text messages and CCTV to be presented as evidence in the Brittany Higgins trial have been shared with the jury.
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