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Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann's denial that he had any sexual contact with his former colleague Brittany Higgins was "quite disgraceful conduct", the judge presiding over his defamation trial has heard.
The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson has rejected a bid by the former chief of staff to then defence minister Linda Reynolds to avoid giving evidence on the basis of “harm it may cause to her health conditions”.
A Queensland MP known to Brittany Higgins has told a court that the former Liberal staffer told him that a colleague had raped her, just days after she was allegedly assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.
The Project producer Angus Llewellyn has testified that Bruce Lehrmann was given a reasonable chance to respond to rape allegations made by Brittany Higgins, and dismissed as “ridiculous” the suggestion that he indicated to Higgins and her partner David Sharaz that he was going to “do a number” on Lehrmann.
The judge overseeing the trial in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten intervened on Wednesday during cross-examination of The Project producer Angus Llewellyn, apparently dissatisfied with Llewellyn's response when asked whether he believed Brittany Higgins’ partner David Sharaz had a “political agenda".
A court has heard a secretly recorded conversation between Brittany Higgins and her former boss, Senator Michaelia Cash, which presenter Lisa Wilkinson says is consistent with Higgins’ account that she told Cash in October 2019 about her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann, a claim that Cash has denied.
The judge overseeing the trial in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten has granted Lehrmann’s bid to subpoena Sky News Australia for an audio recording said to capture a conversation between Brittany Higgins’ fiancé and her solicitor.
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins told a colleague she "could not have consented" to a sexual encounter with Bruce Lehrmann in Parliament House, a court has heard.
The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten has allowed the broadcaster to rely on an expert report from a lip reader who interpreted CCTV footage of Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins on the night of her alleged rape in Parliament House.