Analysis
Defamation
‘Books will be written’: Judgment day in Lehrmann defamation case
Justice Michael Lee will deliver his decision on Monday in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Charles Waterstreet sexually harassed trio of women, tribunal finds
A NSW tribunal found the former barrister showed a law student a sex toy during a job interview and played a pornographic film in front of a researcher.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Defamation
Police were told Higgins ‘may have been drugged’: Bombshell submissions in Lehrmann case
Brittany Higgins has for the first time made submissions in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case, ahead of the decision on Monday.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Defamation
Ten takes aim at Seven’s ‘perverse universe’ amid fresh Lehrmann allegations
Taylor Auerbach gave explosive evidence on Thursday that Bruce Lehrmann invoiced Seven for a “bender” in Sydney including cocaine and sex workers.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Defamation
Lehrmann invoiced Seven for ‘bender’ with cocaine and sex workers, court told
Taylor Auerbach, a former senior producer on Seven’s Spotlight program, claims Bruce Lehrmann purchased a bag of cocaine while they were dining at a Sydney restaurant.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
The lawsuits of Bruce Lehrmann: an observer’s guide
An accusation catapulted the ex-Liberal staffer into the public consciousness from the obscurity of former roles in government and at British American Tobacco.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
‘Suffering from ongoing publication’: Higgins’ distress at leaked texts
Brittany Higgins believed the publication of her private texts, diary entries and other documents was part of a deliberate campaign to undermine her, court documents reveal.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
A $361 steak, $10,000 on massages: ex-Seven producer details alleged Lehrmann expenses
Taylor Auerbach, a former producer at Seven, has claimed a raft of expenses were covered by the network as it negotiated an interview deal with Bruce Lehrmann.
- by Kate McClymont and Michaela Whitbourn
Ten wins bombshell bid to reopen defence in Lehrmann case
Federal Court Justice Michael Lee will allow Ten to call a former Seven producer to give evidence as part of its defence in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and Kate McClymont
Analysis
Defamation
Inside Ten’s eleventh-hour manoeuvre in the Lehrmann defamation case
The network is seeking to call Taylor Auerbach, a former producer on Seven’s Spotlight program, who was part of a team working to woo the former Liberal staffer into an exclusive interview deal.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and Kate McClymont
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Defamation
Ten seeks to call fresh evidence about Bruce Lehrmann days before judgment
Network Ten wants to call new evidence about the former federal Liberal staffer in a sensational development in the defamation case.
- by Michaela Whitbourn