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.
In an attempt to prevent rape allegations proceeding to trial, former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann's legal defence team intends to cross-examine witnesses.
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.
A security guard has described seeing Brittany Higgins naked on a minister's couch while a staffer says she got "bad vibes" from alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann.
Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins were touching each other and kissing passionately before her alleged rape on a senator's couch, a court has been told.
Brittany Higgins has rejected assertions a speech she gave after the jury was discharged in Bruce Lehrmann's criminal case was designed to derail a retrial.
Lawyers for ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann have questioned Brittany Higgins about allegedly evolving evidence and a book deal made regarding her rape claim.
