/ 05 December 2022

Higgins has her say

Former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins arrives at the ACT Supreme Court in Canberra, Thursday, October 27, 2022. Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann is accused of raping a colleague Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins arrives at the ACT Supreme Court in Canberra, Thursday, October 27, 2022. Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann is accused of raping a colleague Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

As Brittany Higgins took to Instagram yesterday to call Australia’s justice system a “national shame”, it was reported that she will sue the Commonwealth for about $3 million. The charges against her alleged attacker Bruce Lehrmann were dropped on Friday, and a retrial was abandoned over concerns for her mental health. But Higgins’ interaction with the legal system isn’t over with her lawyers setting out a civil claim against her former bosses, Liberal ministers Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash, for sexual harassment, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, negligence and victimisation. Reports say that Lehrmann – who has always denied Higgins’ claims – is also considering civil action… He could take aim at several social and media outlets for defamation.

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