Brittany Higgins to take stand in Bruce Lehrmann rape trial

Former Liberal staffer to give additional evidence to court alongside her complaints to police and a reporter about the alleged 2019 sexual assault at Parliament House

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Brittany Higgins intends to give evidence in the trial against Bruce Lehrmann for alleged sexual assault, in addition to evidence of her complaints to police and a reporter.

At a pretrial hearing on Wednesday, the director of public prosecutions outlined the evidence will include two recordings of Higgins making her complaint to police, one police interview with Lehrmann, and audio and CCTV recording including at Parliament House.