Leak of Brittany Higgins texts likely ‘not legal’ and may deter women from speaking up, Albanese warns
Prime minister says coverage and commentary that followed leak have been ‘really regrettable’
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The leaking of Brittany Higgins’ text messages is likely “not legal” and has resulted in “regrettable” coverage that may deter victims of sexual assault from coming forward, Anthony Albanese has warned.
The prime minister made the comments in a radio interview on Tuesday morning after more than a week of Coalition questions in parliament which used the texts to cross-examine whether Labor figures were aware of Higgins’ allegation of sexual assault before she aired it in the media in February 2021.
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