Brittany Higgins will no longer give evidence at Linda Reynolds’ defamation trial, lawyer tells court

Rachael Young tells court Higgins' medical state' forms part of the reasoning behind no longer calling her to give evidence

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Brittany Higgins will not testify to defend herself at a defamation trial brought against her by former boss, the Liberal senator Linda Reynolds.

Reynolds is suing her former staffer over a series of social media posts Higgins made after she aired allegations she had been raped by former colleague Bruce Lehrmann in the then defence minister's office.

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