Trial of Brittany Higgins accused delayed after Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies speech

ACT supreme court chief justice regrettably' postpones trial of Bruce Lehrmann after comments defence claim amount to 'contempt of court'

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The trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins will be delayed , likely to October, due to public comments on the case that could obliterate" the distinction between an allegation and finding of guilt.

At an urgent ACT supreme court hearing on Tuesday, the chief justice, Lucy McCallum, ruled regrettably and with gritted teeth" to vacate the trial, which was set to begin on Monday, due to comments by journalist Lisa Wilkinson and broadcasters Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones.