Liberal senator issues a writ against former staffer in Western Australian supreme court
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Linda Reynolds is suing Brittany Higgins for social media posts in which the former Liberal staffer made complaints against the senator.
The Western Australian supreme court confirmed on Thursday that Reynolds had filed a writ for defamation against Higgins.
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