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Bruce Lehrmann outside a Queensland court last year.

Brittany Higgins says she can ‘breathe again’ after Lehrmann’s appeal bid fails

The former federal Liberal staffer had fought to overturn a finding that he raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

  • Michaela Whitbourn

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Bruce Lehrmann and his lawyer Zali Burrows earlier this year.

Bruce Lehrmann went back for his hat a second time – and paid the price

The circumstances “screamed loudly to anyone with normal faculties” that Brittany Higgins did not consent to sex, a trio of judges said in an excoriating judgment.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Bruce Lehrmann and his lawyer Zali Burrows arrive at the Federal Court in Sydney on Thursday.

Lehrmann lawyer’s ‘Are you OK?’ submission in high-stakes appeal

The former federal Liberal staffer is seeking to overturn a damning finding that he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Bruce Lehrmann arriving at the Federal Court in Sydney on Wednesday.

Lehrmann has become a ‘national joke’, court told

The former federal Liberal staffer has urged an appeal court to overturn a damning finding that he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
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Lisa Wilkinson and Peter FitzSimons list Sydney home for sale for $23m

The pair have called the lower north shore residence home since they purchased the landmark property in 1998 for $2.95 million.

  • Tawar Razaghi
The Project (clockwise from left): Susie Youssef; Georgie Tunny, Sam Taunton, Rove McManus, Hamish Macdonald; Sarah Harris and Waleed Aly. 

The Project’s stars leave Ten as program is axed, replacement announced

Hosts Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris will leave Ten in the biggest change to the network’s prime-time schedule in years.

  • Michael Lallo
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Lisa Wilkinson and Bruce Lehrmann outside the Federal Court in Sydney during his defamation case.

Lisa Wilkinson launches fresh salvo in fight with Bruce Lehrmann

The former co-host of Ten’s The Project has urged an appeal court to uphold a finding that the former Liberal staffer is a rapist.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Lawyer Zali Burrows and her client Bruce Lehrmann.

‘Horror movie’: Bruce Lehrmann’s bid to overturn rape finding

Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer has challenged Federal Court Judge Michael Lee’s findings about the alleged assault in Parliament House.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Lisa Wilkinson outside the Federal Court in December 2023.

Ten agrees to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million to cover Lehrmann costs

The agreement resolves a protracted standoff between the broadcaster and her former employer over the costs of defending Bruce Lehrmann’s lawsuit.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
My alternative person of the year is Gisele Pelicot, centre, but my object of the year is the camera her husband used to record her many rapes, allowing her ultimately to bring him and 50 other men to justice; the other objects, clockwise from bottom left, are: Donald Trump’s ear bandage; Raygun’s Olympic uniform; the planter box that took down Barnaby Joyce; police officer Amy Scott’s courage award; Bruce Lehrmann’s metaphorical hat; and the bullet casings left behind by alleged killer Luigi Mangione.

The objects of 2024 and the people they made – or brought down

We know the supposed Person of the Year, but let’s look at the objects of 2024 – from the planter box that brought down Barnaby Joyce to the video camera that brought 51 men to justice.

  • Julia Baird