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Aug 2024
20m 15s

Higgins v Reynolds: A very political def...

The Guardian
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Senator Linda Reynolds is suing Brittany Higgins in the supreme court of Western Australia over social media posts. The former minister’s legal team claims that after Higgins alleged she was raped in Parliament House, she and her now husband, David Sharaz, cast Reynolds as the ‘villain’ and damaged her reputation on social media. But Higgins’ legal team says ... Show More
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