Christian Porter allegations prompted Brittany Higgins to go public about her own alleged rape, court hears

Former Liberal staffer also told court she had thought of writing a book to document her experience' before receiving interest from publishers

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Brittany Higgins has told a court the public airing of allegations against former attorney general, Christian Porter, prompted her to start thinking about going public about her own alleged rape.

Higgins also revealed she was thinking about writing a book about her experiences well before she was interviewed by police in 2021, and that popular Nine journalist Peter FitzSimons had helped facilitate offers from publishers, one of which was worth $325,000.

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