Bruce Lehrmann told police he ‘wouldn’t dream’ of entering minister’s office where he allegedly raped Brittany Higgins, court told

Court hears former Liberal staffer, who has pleaded not guilty, told police neither he nor Higgins was very drunk when they went to Parliament House in the early hours of the morning

• Lehrmann had no urgent work' at parliament, court told
• Higgins seemed broken' after alleged rape, court told
• PM's office was told 11 days after event, court told

Bruce Lehrmann told police he thought he was being a gentleman" by sharing an Uber back to Parliament House with the colleague he is accused of raping, Brittany Higgins, and said he wouldn't dream" of going into the office of then minister Linda Reynolds, where the assault is alleged to have occurred.

The ACT supreme court heard from Lehrmann for the first time on Tuesday, via a recording of his interview with police, played as part of the prosecution case. The interview was conducted in April 2021 after Higgins went public with her allegations that Lehrmann raped her on a couch next to the desk of then-defence industry minister Linda Reynolds.