Lawyers for Senator Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins and her partner will attend court to sort out the next steps in the defamation case after mediation failed.
Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann will soon learn if his defamation case over an interview with Brittany Higgins on 10's The Project has been successful.
Brittany Higgins' consent was taken away in an alleged Parliament House rape and she needed to feel like she was back in control, her fiance told a journalist.
Lawyers for Senator Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins and her partner have appeared in court to sort out key dates in preparation for a joint defamation trial.
After being found naked in a minister's office, Brittany Higgins left a false trail to avoid a career-limiting moment and retain her job, a judge has heard.
Broadcaster Ten has accused Bruce Lehrmann of making bizarre and absurd lies around his alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, which the network says did occur.
Two ministers reportedly tried to protect themselves by insisting police be told of Brittany Higgins' alleged rape before she chose to speak up about it.
It would have been "desirable" for the team behind a TV report on Brittany Higgins' alleged parliamentary rape to double check her claims, a court has heard.
Witnesses from Network Ten including journalist Lisa Wilkinson will be questioned by Bruce Lehrmann's lawyers over a report on Brittany Higgins' rape claim.
A Network Ten producer has said Brittany Higgins' allegations of parliamentary interference weakened "very strong" claims she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann.
Brittany Higgins said she could not have agreed to have sex with Bruce Lehrmann as she was like a "log" when he allegedly raped her, a court has heard.
Brittany Higgins felt she could not keep her parliamentary job and go to police with an allegation she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann, her counsellor has said.
