Brittany Higgins and husband schemed to ‘ambush’ Linda Reynolds, Liberal senator’s lawyer tells defamation trial

Reynolds is suing former staffer over social media posts she alleges damaged her reputation

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Linda Reynolds' lawyer has told a court every fairytale needs a villain" and has claimed Brittany Higgins and her husband schemed to ambush the Western Australian senator as part of a sophisticated media plan.

Reynolds is suing Higgins in the Western Australia supreme court over social media posts she alleges damaged her reputation, marking the latest in a series of legal battles related to Higgins' rape in Parliament House five years ago.

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