Bruce Lehrmann ‘had no urgent work’ at parliament on night of alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, court hears

Former minister's chief of staff tells court Lehrmann, who denies rape allegation, told her later he went back to the office to drink whisky

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Bruce Lehrmann had no urgent work" justifying his early-morning visit to Parliament House on the night of Brittany Higgins' alleged rape, and told his boss he was there to continue drinking, a court has heard.

The ACT supreme court heard this week from witnesses called by the prosecution, including Fiona Brown, chief of staff to the former defence industry minister Linda Reynolds; and Nikola Anderson, a parliament security guard, who told the court she found Higgins naked on a couch opposite the minister's desk in the early hours of 23 March 2019.