Wilkinson tells appeals court Lehrmann judge distracted by cover-up claims

Appeals 2025-08-21 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler | Melbourne

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has told a court her qualified privilege defence was wrongly rejected in ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case, arguing the trial judge focused too heavily on the Network Ten’s reporting of the difficulties Brittany Higgins faced in reporting the rape at the centre of the case.