Support workers were likely unequipped to diagnose a woman who believed her mentally-ill partner was God before he drowned their child, a court has been told. The nine-month-old infant was found dead after her lifeless body washed ashore at Surfer’s Paradise on Queensland’s busy Gold Coast on November 19, 2018.Continue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann has denied telling his then chief of staff Fiona Brown, “I don’t want to get into that” after being asked what he had done in the ministerial office in the 40 minutes after he returned with Brittany Higgins. The former Liberal staffer entered the building after 1:48am andContinue Reading
Brittany Higgins will give evidence in Lisa Wilkinson and Network 10’s defamation trial on Tuesday marking a return to the witness box after the criminal trial collapsed following juror misconduct and concerns about the impact on her mental health. Lawyers acting for Ten and Ms Wilkinson have confirmed in theContinue Reading
Lisa Wilkinson is “not a lawyer” and understood her interviews with Brittany Higgins were thoroughly checked by Channel 10’s legal team, her defence claims. In the 23-page legal document defending Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation claim against her and her employer, Wilkinson’s team claims she was not familiar with defamation law andContinue Reading
Lisa Wilkinson claims police were concerned there was a cover-up at Parliament House and is using defences of truth and qualified privilege to defend claims of defamation brought by Bruce Lehrmann. She will seek to prove the former political staffer sexually assaulted his then colleague Brittany Higgins, court documents show.Continue Reading
Lisa Wilkinson has dropped Channel 10’s lawyers and hired her own high-profile defamation barrister as she defends claims of defamation brought by Bruce Lehrmann. The former political staffer launched defamation proceedings in the Federal Court earlier this month against two media companies, after a trial over allegations he sexually assaultedContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann has launched defamation proceedings against two media companies just months after the trial over allegations he sexually assaulted former colleague Brittany Higgins came to an abrupt end. Mr Lehrmann, who pleaded not guilty to the charge and continually denied the allegation he sexually assaulted Ms Higgins in ParliamentContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann’s team has held talks with Seven over a potential sit down interview which sources claim could be worth up to $250,000. The former Liberal staffer, who was previously charged with one count of sex without consent with Brittany Higgins has always denied the allegation and was never convictedContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann has hired one of Australia’s top defamation lawyers to examine the prospects of legal action against multiple media outlets including Channel 10’s The Project and the ABC for broadcasting live a speech by Brittany Higgins at the press club with Grace Tame. Sydney defamation lawyer Mark O’Brien, whoseContinue Reading