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Reynolds’ lawyer throws spotlight on Higgins, Sharaz texts amid political furore
Reynolds’ lawyer Martin Bennett used the final day of his closing address on Wednesday to take the WA Supreme Court through a series of exchanges between Higgins and her now-husband David Sharaz.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Higgins, Reynolds’ lawyers in tug-of-war over ‘conspiracy’ claim amid shock Credlin connection
Linda Reynolds made a shock appearance just before 11am, sitting in the front row of the public gallery before her lawyer lambasted Brittany Higgins for “trivialising” his client’s suffering and revealed a high-profile anchor finessed one of her public addresses.
- by Jesinta Burton
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‘Besmirching those she blames for political demise’: Higgins’ lawyer attacks Reynolds
Brittany Higgins’ lawyer has branded former defence minister Linda Reynolds’ defamation action as having the lowest of motives, and attacked the reliability of her testimony.
- by Jesinta Burton
Lawyers pore over diary entries and texts in Reynolds, Higgins row
From diary entries to text messages with senior political figures and journalists, lawyers for Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins have pored over the final documents to become evidence in their defamation row.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Reynolds loses fight to grill Higgins’ psych over ‘materially different’ reports
Linda Reynolds’ lawyers have lost a bid to grill Brittany Higgins’ doctor after claiming to have uncovered two “materially different” psychiatric reports inked on the same day, one of which underpinned the former staffer’s $2.4 million payout.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘She’s drafting a plan for you’: Journalist Maiden testifies on breaking Higgins story
Interview recordings and a flurry of texts filed in Linda Reynolds’ defamation row with Brittany Higgins have laid bare what unfolded before the publication of a rape allegation that sparked a cultural reckoning.
- by Jesinta Burton
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‘Brought to her knees’: Marise Payne, Anne Ruston detail Reynolds’ breakdown amid political furore
Marise Payne has described watching Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds shaking, breathing heavily and gripping her desk amid questioning over Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape, a saga Anne Ruston said brought Reynolds “to her knees”.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Eleventh-hour bombshell as lawyers reveal Higgins won’t give evidence
Former staffer Brittany Higgins will no longer be called to take the stand in WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds’ defamation lawsuit against her after her lawyers considered it unnecessary.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Higgins’ lawyers reveal she won’t give evidence in Linda Reynolds defamation case
In a bombshell dropped on Monday afternoon, Higgins’ lawyer Rachael Young, SC, told the court the 29-year-old would no longer be called to take the witness stand.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Secret medical reports fuel doubts for key witness appearance in Reynolds, Higgins row
There are fresh doubts over whether the then-chief of staff of the office that was the scene of the alleged rape will be fit to take the stand in Reynolds’ defamation row.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Reynolds’ former staffer recounts ‘heated’ call over alerting police
Ex-political staffer remembers call over whether to alert police to the security breach during which Brittany Higgins later alleged she was raped.
- by Jesinta Burton
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