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Dec 2023
25m 56s

Ministers ‘ordered’ Fiona Brown to go to...

THE AUSTRALIAN
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Brittany Higgins’ former boss claims senior ministers wanted police called against Higgins’ wishes. 

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 Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.

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