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Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes speaking about her autistic son and the future of the NDIS during her final speech in the Senate.

Liberal senator’s teary speech: ‘Frightened beyond words’ for autistic son on NDIS

As the future of the NDIS was debated after the budget, outgoing Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes fought back tears as she revealed her autistic son had had his plan cut.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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Fiona Brown, the former chief of staff to then defence industry minister Linda Reynolds, outside the Federal Court in Sydney.

Brittany Higgins’ former boss takes legal action against the Commonwealth

Former chief-of-staff Fiona Brown, who was a key witness in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, is suing the Commonwealth in the latest lawsuit to come from the case.

  • Olivia Ireland
Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupts proceedings as King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a parliamentary reception.

‘I’m not looking to be re-elected’: Thorpe vows to keep up activism

Maverick Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe does not care if her stunts end her parliamentary career as she doubled down on her decision to interrupt the royal visit.

  • Olivia Ireland
Brittany Higgins and Senator Linda Reynolds.

Villain or victim? Reynolds, Higgins and the ‘tale’ that divides them

Brittany Higgins’ tearful interview over her alleged rape aired in 2021 was watched by more than half-a-million people – including Linda Reynolds, seeing her political downfall in real time.

  • Jesinta Burton
Senator Linda Reynolds in Parliament House.

After Lehrmann saga, Reynolds doubts watchdog will stop ‘weaponisation’

Independent MPs slammed parliament’s new standards agency, saying it was a toothless major party “stitch-up”, while Linda Reynolds called its creators “hypocritical”.

  • Olivia Ireland
Scott Morrison has given evidence in the Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins defamation trial.

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.

  • Jesinta Burton
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Sky News presenter Peta Credlin.

Here and there: Why Peta Credlin was name checked in two separate defamation trials

Defamation trials keep drawing in bystanders who have little relevance to the central case.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Senator Linda Reynolds (right) has taken defamation action against Brittany Higgins.

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.

  • Jesinta Burton
WA Senator Linda Reynolds (right) and former staffer Brittany Higgins (centre) with Higgins’ husband, David Sharaz.

‘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.

  • Jesinta Burton
WA Senator Linda Reynolds (right) and former staffer Brittany Higgins (centre) with Higgins’ husband, David Sharaz.

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.

  • Jesinta Burton

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