The Australian Federal Police will be investigated over its handling of the alleged sexual assault of Brittany Higgins by her Liberal colleague Bruce Lehrmann.
In the days before he was publicly alleged to have raped Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann says he received anonymous, threatening emails from a strange address.
Before being charged with sexual assault, former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann said he could obtain "millions in defamation" over media reports about the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins.
Bruce Lehrmann has accused two major news organisations of being "recklessly indifferent to the truth" for reporting rape allegations made by his former colleague Brittany Higgins, legal documents reveal.
Brittany Higgins says she is willing to appear as a witness in any civil action brought by her former colleague Bruce Lehrmann alleging he was defamed.
Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has launched defamation action against two media organisations over their coverage of rape allegations against him.
The ACT government will set up an inquiry into how Bruce Lehrmann's trial was handled by prosecutors, police investigators and Victims of Crime Commissioner.
Brittany Higgins has reached a confidential settlement with the Commonwealth after the former political staffer's claims of sexual assault at Parliament House.
The ACT's attorney-general Shane Rattenbury says he's considering his options regarding an investigation into how the rape trial of Bruce Lehrmann was handled.
The ACT's top prosecutor is under fire from the police union after he called for an inquiry into how Brittany Higgins' rape allegations were handled by police.
