Linda Reynolds admits deleting text messages with Bruce Lehrmann’s former barrister during routine ‘cyber hygiene’
Liberal senator suing Brittany Higgins over series of social media posts which she claims damaged her reputation
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Linda Reynolds has admitted deleting text messages with Bruce Lehrmann's former barrister in the lead-up to Lehrmann's criminal trial during routine cyber hygiene".
The Western Australian Liberal senator has sued her former staffer Brittany Higgins for defamation over a series of social media posts, published in July 2023, which Reynolds claims damaged her reputation.
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