Senator Linda Reynolds has returned to the WA Supreme Court for a third day of witness testimony in her defamation case against Brittany Higgins and slammed Attorney General Mark Dreyfus over his handling of the former Liberal staffer’s Commonwealth compensation claim.
An emotional Linda Reynolds has returned to the witness stand in her defamation case against Brittany Higgins and accused Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus of robbing her of a chance to defend herself against Higgins’ compo claim.
Senator Reynolds accused the Attorney General of freezing her out of a compensation claim by Brittany Higgins. Picture: NewsWire / Sharon Smith. Senator Reynolds said she believed Mr Dreyfus had deliberately excluded her from the process in an effort to keep her silent. Ms Higgins would later receive $2.445m from the Commonwealth in a confidential settlement as a result of that compensation claim.
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