Brittany Higgins wants inquiry to look into diary leak as Linda Reynolds makes ‘political hit job’ claim

Former Liberal staffer's personal diary pages reported in the Australian, which also published fresh interview with Higgins's former boss

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Brittany Higgins will seek to raise the leaking of her private material, including the contents of her personal diary, with the current inquiry probing the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann case.

The alleged leak was revealed on Saturday as Higgins's former boss Linda Reynolds broke her silence to allege she was the victim of a political hit job".