Article 6Q3JD Scale of pressure on Linda Reynolds over Brittany Higgins ‘rarely seen before or since’, Marise Payne tells court

Scale of pressure on Linda Reynolds over Brittany Higgins ‘rarely seen before or since’, Marise Payne tells court

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Former foreign minister also tells defamation trial Higgins' alleged rape in parliament was devastating and incomprehensible

The former foreign affairs minister Marise Payne has told a defamation trial the forcefulness of the political attacks on Senator Linda Reynolds after Brittany Higgins' allegations about a cover-up is rarely seen in parliament.

Reynolds is suing Higgins, her former staffer, claiming her reputation was damaged by a series of social media posts containing mistruths - including that she had mishandled the response to Higgins' rape allegation.

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