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Linda Reynolds with lawyer Martin Bennett outside the Perth Supreme Court in August after the decision in her defamation case against Brittany Higgins and her husband David Sharaz was handed down.

Reynolds’ lawyer eyes Higgins documentary as peace talks loom in ex-senator’s Commonwealth lawsuit

Former defence minister Linda Reynold’s lawyer has flagged scrutiny of a recent documentary on sexual assaults featuring ex-staffer Brittany Higgins.

  • Carla Hildebrandt

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David Sharaz, Brittany Higgins and Linda Reynolds during their defamation fight in WA’s Supreme Court last year.

Federal Court declares David Sharaz bankrupt over defamation debt to Linda Reynolds

Brittany Higgins’ husband David Sharaz has been declared bankrupt by the Federal Court, just days after Higgins herself was placed into bankruptcy.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
Brittany Higgins (left) and former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds (right).

Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt as court steps in over debt to Linda Reynolds

The ex-parliamentary staffer given $2.4 million compensation from the Commonwealth has been declared bankrupt after losing a defamation fight with her former boss.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
Brittany Higgins and Linda Reynolds fight stems from a rape allegation made by Higgins in 2021.

Brittany Higgins drops defamation appeal against former boss, paving way for bankruptcy

Higgins and her partner David Sharaz were ordered to pay upwards of $341,000 and more than $1 million in costs to Reynolds after they were found to have defamed her in social media posts.

  • Hannah Murphy
David Sharaz, Brittany Higgins and Linda Reynolds during their defamation fight in WA’s Supreme Court last year.

Sharaz hit with hefty damages bill as Higgins appeals in wake of Reynolds defamation row

Brittany Higgins’ husband David Sharaz faces paying as much as $220,000 to former West Australian senator Linda Reynolds following her high-profile defamation win.

  • Carla Hildebrandt and Cameron Myles
Brittany Higgins and Linda Reynolds.

Higgins ordered to pay lion’s share of defamed senator’s legal bill

Brittany Higgins has been ordered to pay the majority of ex-senator Linda Reynolds’ legal costs after a court found she defamed her former boss in a series of social media posts in 2023.

  • Heather McNeill
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Brethren members, wearing clothes to make them unrecognisable, supporting the Liberal candidate head to a polling booth in Kooyong.

‘I’m glad we didn’t win’: Liberal campaigners feared Brethren-fuelled Dutton victory

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church was so enmeshed in local Liberal campaigns that they were cleaning candidates’ houses. Now a new inquiry has been launched.

  • Michael Bachelard
Linda Reynolds has won her defamation case against former staffer Brittany Higgins.
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Ex-WA senator wins defamation case

Linda Reynolds has won her defamation case against former staffer Brittany Higgins.

Brittany Higgins and Senator Linda Reynolds.

Senator ‘bitterly disappointed’ as anti-corruption watchdog clears Higgins compensation payout

The $2.4 million settlement between the Commonwealth and Brittany Higgins was investigated after a complaint by Senator Linda Reynolds, who now alleges the former attorney-general exceeded his powers.

  • Mike Foley
Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes speaking about her autistic son and the future of the NDIS during her final speech in the Senate.

Liberal senator’s teary speech: ‘Frightened beyond words’ for autistic son on NDIS

As the future of the NDIS was debated after the budget, outgoing Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes fought back tears as she revealed her autistic son had had his plan cut.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos