ABC argues Brittany Higgins broadcast did not identify Bruce Lehrmann and could not have defamed him

ABC says press club address could not have been defamatory even if Lehrmann's identity already widely known

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The ABC has argued that it did not identify Bruce Lehrmann when it broadcast Brittany Higgins' and Grace Tame's National Press Club address and, even if it had, it could not have been defamatory

The ABC says in court documents that if it was notorious throughout Australia" that Lehrmann was Higgins' alleged rapist - as Lehrmann's lawyers have claimed - then its broadcast of the address would not have caused or been likely to cause serious harm to Lehrmann's reputation.

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