Linda Reynolds
‘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.
- by Olivia Ireland
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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.
- by Jesinta Burton
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”.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Defamation
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
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.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Defamation
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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Defamation
‘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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Defamation
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
Reynolds launches fresh pursuit of Higgins’ trust as defamation trial draws to close
Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has levelled a fresh lawsuit against Brittany Higgins and the entity helming the trust established to safeguard the former staffer’s multimillion-dollar 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
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/linda-karen-reynolds-csc--1n48