US EditionSenator ‘Bitterly Disappointed’ as Anti-Corruption Watchdog Clears Higgins Compensation Payout
- The National Anti-Corruption Commission found no evidence of improper influence or corruption in the $2.445 million Commonwealth settlement paid to Brittany Higgins in 2022 related to her alleged Parliament House rape.
- The settlement followed the aborted 2022 criminal trial of Bruce Lehrmann due to juror misconduct and concerns for Higgins' mental health, with legal advice sought both before and after the 2022 government change showing no material difference in approach.
- The settlement, reached after a year-long mediation guided by impartial external legal counsel and free from any improper ministerial involvement, compensated Ms. Higgins for loss of earnings, legal fees, medical treatment, assistance at home, and emotional harm.
- Justice Michael Lee determined that the claim of rape against Higgins was more likely true than not, leading to the dismissal of the defamation lawsuit brought by the accused against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson; additionally, the Commission confirmed that no corruption was involved.
- Senator Linda Reynolds expressed bitter disappointment at the Commission’s findings, disputing the process and lodging a complaint in October 2023, and has taken the matter further in the Federal Court arguing claims against her were untrue.
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Canberra CityNews
canberradaily.com.auCorruption watchdog clears Brittany Higgins' $2m payout
An anti-corruption body has released its verdict on Brittany Higgins’ government payout. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) By Andrew Brown in Canberra Senator Linda Reynolds is “bitterly disappointed” by a watchdog’s finding there was no corruption associated with a $2.4 million compensation payout to former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins. Ms Higgins reached the agreement with the Commonwealth in December 2022 after her alleged rape in Parliamen…
Sydney Morning Herald
Senator ‘bitterly disappointed’ as anti-corruption watchdog clears Higgins compensation payout
The Commonwealth paid Higgins $2.4 million compensation in 2022 for her lost earnings, medical expenses, legal fees and the humiliation she experienced as a federal employee.
The Courier
'No corruption': Brittany Higgins' $2.4m payout cleared
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has found there was "no corruption issue" with a $2.4 million settlement paid to...
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