Brittany Higgins ‘forced to sell’ French home to defend defamation case brought by Linda Reynolds

Former defence minister is suing Higgins over a series of social media posts she says damaged her reputation

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Brittany Higgins says she has been forced to sell her new home in France to defend a defamation action brought by Liberal senator Linda Reynolds which has already cost her more than $1m in legal fees.

The former defence minister is suing Higgins in the Western Australian supreme court for damages over a series of social media posts she says damaged her reputation.

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