Bruce Lehrmann’s trial for alleged rape of Brittany Higgins to begin in Canberra

Chief justice Lucy McCallum to preside over two-month trial in ACT supreme court which had been delayed due to pretrial publicity

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Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann will face the first day of an almost two-month trial on Tuesday for the alleged sexual assault of Brittany Higgins in parliament house.

The high profile trial, which has already been delayed due to pretrial publicity, is expected to last up to seven weeks and will attract significant media coverage.

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