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[[Brittany Higgins]] is a former staffer for the Liberal Party of Australia and current media personality in Australia. Higgins came to prominence in 2021 after publicly alleging that she was raped in Parliament House, Canberra, in 2019.
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In 2019 Brittany Higgins was working in Parliament House in Canberra for the Liberal Party of Australia. Higgins states that after a night of drinking she voluntarily accompanied an unnamed man in a taxi. She stated that rather than going in the direction of both of their houses the taxi dropped them off at Parliament House where both of them worked. Higgins then signed herself in as the guest of the man who had his staff pass with him.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/parliament-house-rocked-by-brittany-higgins-alleged-rape/news-story/fb02a5e95767ac306c51894fe2d63635</ref>
  
   
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[[Bruce Lehrmann]] was subsequently charged with and [[Trial of Bruce Lehrmann|tried]] for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins. While it initially appeared that there would be a hung jury the matter was dismissed following misconduct by a juror. Initially a retrial was set down for February 2023. On 2 December 2022 the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Australian Capital Territory, Shane Drumgold, announced that the charges against Bruce Lehrmann would be withdrawn.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/rape-charge-dropped-against-bruce-lehrmann-who-was-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-brittany-higgins/ar-AA14Nypl</ref> This appears to constitute a [[nolle prosequi]].
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Higgins claims that she went with the man to an office where she went to sleep. She claims that she awoke later to find the man on top of her having intercourse with her.
  
   
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As of 4 December 2022 Higgins is seeking $3million in compensation from two politicians and the Australian Federal government.
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https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/parliament-house-rocked-by-brittany-higgins-alleged-rape/news-story/fb02a5e95767ac306c51894fe2d63635
  
   
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== Time Line of Alleged Rape and Associated Events ==
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-15/brittany-higgins-parliament-house-rape-allegations/13157168
  
   
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Presented is a partial timeline of the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins and associated events.
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After advising that she would make a formal complaint to police Higgins said:
  
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"I would also ask that they handle it in a timely manner as to date, I have waited a long time for justice."
  
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<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-19/brittany-higgins-to-make-formal-police-complaint-alleged-rape/13173730</ref>
  
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Receiving justice is predicated on making a complaint to police.
  
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!Date||Events
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|7 February 2019
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|Higgins jokes via text with her ex-boyfriend about political sex scandles.
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|22 March 2019
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|Late in the evening Higgins enters an office workplace in Parliament House in the company of Bruce Lehrmann.
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|23 March 2019
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|Bruce Lehrmann leaves. Higgins is discovered alone in the office by a female security guard partially undressed. When the security guard asked her if she was ok she indicated she was ''"fine"''.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11280973/Brittany-Higgins-alleged-rape-Parliament-House-Bruce-Lehrmann-DENIES-having-sex-her.html</ref> Later in the day the office is cleaned by parliamentary cleaning staff.
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|-
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|25 March 2019
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|Higgins sent a text to her father in which she said "I'm fine but just wanted to give you a heads up there was an incident with a person at work being inappropriate. Can't give you details now."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11286215/Brittany-Higgins-reveals-Lisa-Wilkinson-FURIOUS-timing-interview-Project.html</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/BWgfb</ref>
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|-
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|26 March 2019
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|Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann are called in to separate disciplinary meetings stemming from their entry to Parliament House after hours, which is considered to be a security breach. Higgins alleges she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann.
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|1 April 2019
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|Bruce Lehrmann dismissed from his employment at Parliament House as a result of the security breach.<ref>https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/a5rm5</ref>
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|-
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|5 April 2019
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|A formal letter of termination is sent to Bruce Lehrmann.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/bruce-lehrmanns-whiskey-stop-at-parliament-house/news-story/41971205085191fe2f074afd6ffac565</ref>
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|-
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|13 April 2019
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|Higgins withdraws her complaint.<ref>https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/a5rm5</ref>
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|-
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|15 February 2021
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|Higgins goes public.<ref>https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/a5rm5</ref>
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|-
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|20 February 2021
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|Second woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.<ref>https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/brittany-higgins-new-allegations-second-woman/</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/w98jS</ref>
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|-
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|22 February 2021
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|Third and fourth women claim they were sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.<ref>https://www.themandarin.com.au/149789-third-woman-alleges-sexual-assault-by-same-man-as-brittany-higgins/</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/nhrps</ref><ref>https://www.9news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-third-woman-comes-forward-with-allegations-against-liberal-staffer/7d34c06f-6928-4b34-8d25-8c3d8d3d5360</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/wip/8W8Q0</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/W7E4Q</ref>
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|-
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|31 May 2022
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|Original trial date of 6 June 2022 is deferred.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-31/bruce-lehrmann-rape-trial-brittany-higgins-delayed/101114602</ref>
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|-
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|4 October 2022
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|[[Bruce_Lehrmann#Trial|Trial of Bruce Lehrmann]] begins.
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|-
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|27 October 2022
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|Mistrial declared following misconduct by a juror.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/brittany-higgins-rape-trial-bruce-lehrmann-b2211603.html</ref>
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|-
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|2 December 2022
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|The Director of Public Prosecutions for the Australian Capital Territory, Shane Drumgold, announced that the charges against Bruce Lehrmann would be withdrawn.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/rape-charge-dropped-against-bruce-lehrmann-who-was-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-brittany-higgins/ar-AA14Nypl</ref> This appears to constitute a [[nolle prosequi]].
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|3 December 2022
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|It is publicly disclosed that sensitive information in improperly disclosed to Bruce Lehrmann's defence team in October 2021 and that police had doubts about Higgin's credibility before Bruce Lehrmann was charged.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/greatly-concerned-prosecutor-warns-of-potentially-unlawful-disclosures-about-brittany-higgins/ar-AA14QsGt</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/D3goz</ref><ref>https://www.news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-sensitive-evidence-disclosed-to-lehrmanns-legal-team-by-police/news-story/a7bf8118ad765031520444cfa0586954</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/byUyo</ref>
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|-
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|4 December 2022
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|Higgins is reportedly seeking compensation from [[Senator Linda Reynolds]], MP [[Michaelia Cash]] and the Commonwealth of Australia for personal injury.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/brittany-higgins-milliondollar-compensation-claim-after-collapse-of-rape-trial/news-story/62f64ec5c6410a545cd7c46e8d20316f</ref>
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|-
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|13 December 2022
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|Higgins settles compensation claim with the Commonwealth.<ref>https://www.9news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-compensation-claim-settled-commonwealth/cc544fa7-1218-483b-a367-90eaae4725e7</ref>
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|-
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|27 January 2023
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|Senator Linda Reynolds sues David Sharaz, the partner of Brittany Higgins, for defamation.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-27/linda-reynolds-sues-defamation-action-against-david-sharaz/101901582</ref><ref>https://archive.is/coU5z</ref>
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|18 February 2023
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|[[The Australian]] publishes details from Higgin's private diary.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/australia-news-live-brittany-higgins-s-private-diary-exposed-as-linda-reynolds-breaks-silence/ar-AA17CIdx</ref>
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|-
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|5 April 2023
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|Bruce Lehrmann sues the ABC.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/bruce-lehrmann-files-defamation-proceedings-against-abc/ar-AA19uD3w</ref>
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|}
   
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== See Also ==
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/20/scott-morrison-upset-after-reports-second-woman-assaulted-by-man-who-allegedly-raped-brittany-higgins
  
   
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*[[Bruce Lehrmann]]
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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/scott-morrison-says-second-former-liberal-staffer-s-sexual-assault-allegations-are-very-distressing
  
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*[[David Sharaz]]
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*[[Trial of Bruce Lehrmann]]
   
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== External Links ==
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"But when contacted by news.com.au, the staffer, who still works in Mr Morrison’s office, insisted he was never told Ms Higgins had been raped and had simply been asked to help find her another job after the election."
  
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<ref>https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/parliament-house-rape-allegations-new-text-messages-reveal-trouble-for-pms-office/news-story/66f05b6f6820a5ee3d91e283ef2a93b9</ref>
  
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*[https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-respon Timeline at Western Advocate]
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== Cleaning ==
  
   
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https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/brittany-higgins-alleged-rape-parliament-office-steam-cleaned-after-alleged-attack/news-story/fa1797427cf198241d555eb67ec3a306
  
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== Timeline ==
  
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https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/
  
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== Comments by Peter Butler ==
  
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Mr Peter Butler was Director Security Operations for the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) at the time of the alleged rape in 2019. When interviewed by Fairfax Media, Butler called it a ''tragic incident'':
  
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“In my previous role as the Director Security Operations for DPS at the time of this tragic incident, I provided assistance to police undertaking certain inquiries,”
  
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<ref>https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/brittany-higgins-security-guards-unlocked-office-for-alleged-parliament-rapist/news-story/82af353f178c9f6a9b271910aafa35e4</ref>
  
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And then later in the same article stated that he could not comment further as it may compromise an ongoing investigation:
  
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“As this is an ongoing matter I may be called upon to provide further assistance to the authorities so it would be inappropriate for me to comment further and potentially compromise any potential inquiries or investigation.”
  
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<ref>https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/brittany-higgins-security-guards-unlocked-office-for-alleged-parliament-rapist/news-story/82af353f178c9f6a9b271910aafa35e4</ref>
  
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== See Also ==
  
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*[[Timeline of Brittany Higgins Alleged Rape]]
  
   
 
== References ==
  
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[[Category: Biographies]]
  
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[[Category: Brittany Higgins]]
  

Latest revision as of 01:34, 24 February 2024

Brittany Higgins is a former staffer for the Liberal Party of Australia and current media personality in Australia. Higgins came to prominence in 2021 after publicly alleging that she was raped in Parliament House, Canberra, in 2019.

Bruce Lehrmann was subsequently charged with and tried for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins. While it initially appeared that there would be a hung jury the matter was dismissed following misconduct by a juror. Initially a retrial was set down for February 2023. On 2 December 2022 the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Australian Capital Territory, Shane Drumgold, announced that the charges against Bruce Lehrmann would be withdrawn.[1] This appears to constitute a nolle prosequi.

As of 4 December 2022 Higgins is seeking $3million in compensation from two politicians and the Australian Federal government.

Time Line of Alleged Rape and Associated Events

Presented is a partial timeline of the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins and associated events.

Date Events
7 February 2019 Higgins jokes via text with her ex-boyfriend about political sex scandles.
22 March 2019 Late in the evening Higgins enters an office workplace in Parliament House in the company of Bruce Lehrmann.
23 March 2019 Bruce Lehrmann leaves. Higgins is discovered alone in the office by a female security guard partially undressed. When the security guard asked her if she was ok she indicated she was "fine".[2] Later in the day the office is cleaned by parliamentary cleaning staff.
25 March 2019 Higgins sent a text to her father in which she said "I'm fine but just wanted to give you a heads up there was an incident with a person at work being inappropriate. Can't give you details now."[3][4]
26 March 2019 Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann are called in to separate disciplinary meetings stemming from their entry to Parliament House after hours, which is considered to be a security breach. Higgins alleges she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann.
1 April 2019 Bruce Lehrmann dismissed from his employment at Parliament House as a result of the security breach.[5][6]
5 April 2019 A formal letter of termination is sent to Bruce Lehrmann.[7]
13 April 2019 Higgins withdraws her complaint.[8][9]
15 February 2021 Higgins goes public.[10][11]
20 February 2021 Second woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.[12][13]
22 February 2021 Third and fourth women claim they were sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.[14][15][16][17][18]
31 May 2022 Original trial date of 6 June 2022 is deferred.[19]
4 October 2022 Trial of Bruce Lehrmann begins.
27 October 2022 Mistrial declared following misconduct by a juror.[20]
2 December 2022 The Director of Public Prosecutions for the Australian Capital Territory, Shane Drumgold, announced that the charges against Bruce Lehrmann would be withdrawn.[21] This appears to constitute a nolle prosequi.
3 December 2022 It is publicly disclosed that sensitive information in improperly disclosed to Bruce Lehrmann's defence team in October 2021 and that police had doubts about Higgin's credibility before Bruce Lehrmann was charged.[22][23][24][25]
4 December 2022 Higgins is reportedly seeking compensation from Senator Linda Reynolds, MP Michaelia Cash and the Commonwealth of Australia for personal injury.[26]
13 December 2022 Higgins settles compensation claim with the Commonwealth.[27]
27 January 2023 Senator Linda Reynolds sues David Sharaz, the partner of Brittany Higgins, for defamation.[28][29]
18 February 2023 The Australian publishes details from Higgin's private diary.[30]
5 April 2023 Bruce Lehrmann sues the ABC.[31]

See Also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/rape-charge-dropped-against-bruce-lehrmann-who-was-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-brittany-higgins/ar-AA14Nypl
  2. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11280973/Brittany-Higgins-alleged-rape-Parliament-House-Bruce-Lehrmann-DENIES-having-sex-her.html
  3. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11286215/Brittany-Higgins-reveals-Lisa-Wilkinson-FURIOUS-timing-interview-Project.html
  4. ↑ https://archive.ph/BWgfb
  5. ↑ https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/
  6. ↑ https://archive.ph/a5rm5
  7. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/bruce-lehrmanns-whiskey-stop-at-parliament-house/news-story/41971205085191fe2f074afd6ffac565
  8. ↑ https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/
  9. ↑ https://archive.ph/a5rm5
  10. ↑ https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/
  11. ↑ https://archive.ph/a5rm5
  12. ↑ https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/brittany-higgins-new-allegations-second-woman/
  13. ↑ https://archive.ph/w98jS
  14. ↑ https://www.themandarin.com.au/149789-third-woman-alleges-sexual-assault-by-same-man-as-brittany-higgins/
  15. ↑ https://archive.ph/nhrps
  16. ↑ https://www.9news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-third-woman-comes-forward-with-allegations-against-liberal-staffer/7d34c06f-6928-4b34-8d25-8c3d8d3d5360
  17. ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/8W8Q0
  18. ↑ https://archive.ph/W7E4Q
  19. ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-31/bruce-lehrmann-rape-trial-brittany-higgins-delayed/101114602
  20. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/brittany-higgins-rape-trial-bruce-lehrmann-b2211603.html
  21. ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/rape-charge-dropped-against-bruce-lehrmann-who-was-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-brittany-higgins/ar-AA14Nypl
  22. ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/greatly-concerned-prosecutor-warns-of-potentially-unlawful-disclosures-about-brittany-higgins/ar-AA14QsGt
  23. ↑ https://archive.ph/D3goz
  24. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-sensitive-evidence-disclosed-to-lehrmanns-legal-team-by-police/news-story/a7bf8118ad765031520444cfa0586954
  25. ↑ https://archive.ph/byUyo
  26. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/brittany-higgins-milliondollar-compensation-claim-after-collapse-of-rape-trial/news-story/62f64ec5c6410a545cd7c46e8d20316f
  27. ↑ https://www.9news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-compensation-claim-settled-commonwealth/cc544fa7-1218-483b-a367-90eaae4725e7
  28. ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-27/linda-reynolds-sues-defamation-action-against-david-sharaz/101901582
  29. ↑ https://archive.is/coU5z
  30. ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/australia-news-live-brittany-higgins-s-private-diary-exposed-as-linda-reynolds-breaks-silence/ar-AA17CIdx
  31. ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/bruce-lehrmann-files-defamation-proceedings-against-abc/ar-AA19uD3w
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