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Michaela Whitbourn is a legal affairs reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.

‘Books will be written’: Judgment day in Lehrmann defamation case
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‘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

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
Police were told Higgins ‘may have been drugged’: Bombshell submissions in Lehrmann case
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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
Ten takes aim at Seven’s ‘perverse universe’ amid fresh Lehrmann allegations
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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
Lehrmann invoiced Seven for ‘bender’ with cocaine and sex workers, court told
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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

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
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‘Suffering from ongoing publication’: Higgins’ distress at leaked texts

‘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

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

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
Inside Ten’s eleventh-hour manoeuvre in the Lehrmann defamation case
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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
Ten seeks to call fresh evidence about Bruce Lehrmann days before judgment
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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