AusPol / 05 December 2022
Higgins has her say
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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