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Dec 2023
18m 46s

What Brittany Higgins told her boyfriend

THE AUSTRALIAN
About this episode

First-hand accounts of the events surrounding an alleged rape in Parliament - and surprising new details of Brittany Higgins’ payout.

Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by LIa Tsamoglou and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team also includes Kristen Amiet and Jasper Leak.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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