Linda Reynolds failed to offer a ‘basic human response’ after Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, court told

Higgins' lawyer also tells defamation trial Reynolds was an unreliable witness and harassed Higgins by leaking documents

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Linda Reynolds' engaged in a campaign of harassment" against her former staffer, Brittany Higgins, and had a dogged focus" on the wrong target", a court has heard.

And Reynolds failed to offer a basic human response" by following up with Higgins about her welfare after a meeting they had about her rape allegation, Higgins' lawyer, Rachael Young SC, said.

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