The attorney-general has confirmed text messages and recordings of Brittany Higgins leaked to the media have been referred to the Australian Federal Police.
The opposition has sharpened its attack on Katy Gallagher as the finance minister doubles down on her assertion that Labor did not leverage Brittany Higgins' rape claims for political gain.
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Senator Katy Gallagher says Labor did not "weaponise" Brittany Higgins' rape claims for political gain and has denied misleading parliament over the case.
The leaking of text messages sent by Brittany Higgins could be part of an effort to influence Bruce Lehmann's defamation action, a court has been told.
Brittany Higgins has been dragged into a political brawl over a confidential settlement she received following her alleged sexual assault inside Parliament House.Â
Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims the ABC maliciously broadcast a speech by Brittany Higgins about her alleged rape that prejudiced his criminal trial.
Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann has broken his silence after being accused of raping colleague Brittany Higgins at Parliament House, saying it was like a "nuclear bomb going off" in his life.
After 13 days of public hearings, nine witnesses and the receipt of more than 100,000 documents, an inquiry is about to consider what went wrong during Canberra's biggest trial in years.
The balancing act of upholding a person's right to the presumption of innocence while also supporting victims of crime is being examined at an inquiry.
News Corp and former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann have settled a defamation case over the media firm's coverage of Brittany Higgins' rape allegations.
An Australian Federal Police commander says he did not mean to imply there was "political interference" in former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial.
The lead officer who investigated Brittany Higgins' rape allegations says police felt the chief prosecutor would proceed with the case "no matter what".
