Lawyers to give closing arguments in Linda Reynolds defamation case against Brittany Higgins

Reynolds sued Higgins over a series of social media posts published in 2023

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The closing arguments in the defamation case brought against Brittany Higgins by her former boss, the Liberal senator Linda Reynolds, were due be heard on Monday after a rollercoaster four-week trial.

Reynolds sued Higgins over a series of social media posts published in July 2023, which the Liberal senator alleged had damaged her reputation. But Higgins has claimed a defence of truth, saying Reynolds mishandled her rape allegation and did not properly support her.

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