Higgins says she couldn’t scream during alleged rape
Brittany Higgins has described in detail her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann while testifying at a defamation trial in the Federal Court.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered a national apology to survivors of the drug thalidomide and their families, announcing some new initiatives.
Charges against a police officer accused of tasering a 95-year-old woman who later died will be upgraded to manslaughter.
The federal government will urgently legislate to enable some of those released from immigration detention to be preventatively detained.
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Higgins takes stand in Lehrmann defamation case
Brittany Higgins briefly stepped into the witness box in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, describing how she began working in politics after campaigning at university.
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Roberts-Smith ordered to pay publishers’ legal costs
Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the legal costs of newspapers that published allegations he committed war crimes following a failed defamation suit.
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Judges detail ruling on immigration detention overreach
A High Court finding that indefinite immigration detention was unconstitutional led to the release of detainees, a court judgment has revealed.
Indigenous leader and Labor senator Pat Dodson has signalled his intention to retire from parliament on Australia Day.
Dog owners are being urged to secure their pet pooches amid a rise in attacks on posties as we head into the busy Christmas delivery period.
Soon after Bruce Lehrmann watched a TV report detailing Brittany Higgins' allegation of rape in Parliament House, he was on the phone to a friend to get cocaine.
The Albanese government and the Greens have announced a deal to ensure a multi-billion dollar plan for the Murray-Darling Basin doesn't sink.
A judge has limited what Lisa Wilkinson can ask Bruce Lehrmann through her barrister as he sues for defamation over a report on Brittany Higgins' rape claims.
Mike Pezzullo's position as the head of the Department of Home Affairs has been terminated after findings he breached the code of conduct in leaked texts.
There's a plea for Australia to roll out vaccine "surges" as the take up rate for jabs against serious diseases is lagging among high-risk groups.
A 97-year-old minister is among more than 100 people arrested after a blockade of a major Australian coal port continued beyond an agreed deadline.
Australia is close to meeting its 2030 emissions reduction targets, but the energy minister won't say how much a clean transition will cost taxpayers.
Protesters have sipped tea as they blockaded the world's largest coal port over what they say is the failure of government to act on climate change.
Fire ant nests found in South Murwillumbah are believed to be the most southern spread of the pests so far as authorities scramble to stem the infestation.
Australians will gain a clearer understanding of the number of women killed by their partners as the government implements a regularly updated dashboard.
