PM denies Katy Gallagher misled parliament over Brittany Higgins case after text messages released

Coalition presses finance minister over her comment to Senate estimates that no one had any knowledge' before rape allegation was made public

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Anthony Albanese has denied that the finance minister, Katy Gallagher, misled the Senate by insisting no one had any knowledge" before Brittany Higgins made her rape allegation in February 2021.

The opposition is continuing to press Gallagher for an explanation of her evidence to Senate estimates, which has come under question due to the release of text messages between Higgins and her partner, David Sharaz, suggesting contact with Gallagher four days before the story broke.

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