Higgins had called on the senator to ‘stop’ after Reynolds confirmed she intended to refer commonwealth’s settlement with Higgins to anti-corruption watchdog
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Brittany Higgins has revealed she has received a defamation threat from her former boss Linda Reynolds over an Instagram post that included a list of complaints against the senator.
The announcement on Thursday is the latest twist in a long-running saga about Higgins’ allegation she was raped by a fellow Liberal staffer in Reynolds’ ministerial office in 2019. The staffer, Bruce Lehrmann, has vehemently denied the allegations and has maintained his innocence.
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