Tim Clarke

The son accused of murdering his own mother so he could keep financial pace with his influencer partner made 50 calls in 69 days to the same life insurance company.

In Nine’s TV newsrooms across Australia, staff were told for so long how lucky they were to work there. The reality — a culture of sexism, racism, bullying and misogyny — was very different.

The tragic life and very near death of a seven-year-old boy — whose foster parents inflicted and then ignored life-threatening injuries they had caused him — has been detailed in court.

Brittany Higgins wanted to bring change to Parliament House — not bring down Linda Reynolds and the Morrison government — when she went public with her rape allegation in 2021, WA’s Supreme Court has been told.

Linda Reynolds’ lawyer has sought to undermine the closing salvo from her lawyer Rachael Young, saying a 2021 statement quoting Ms Higgins was actually written by David Sharaz — and tweaked by Peta Credlin.

Brittany Higgins wanted to bring change to Parliament House — not bring down Linda Reynolds and the Morrison government — when she went public with her rape allegation in 2021, WA’s Supreme Court has been told.

A string of messages between Linda Reynolds and the lawyer who represented Bruce Lehrmann on a charge of rape showed that she was trying to help his defence, according to the legal team for Brittany Higgins.

Brittany Higgins will not be called to give evidence in the Linda Reynolds defamation trial, it has been revealed this afternoon.

Former PM Scott Morrison said claims his government covered up allegations made by Brittany Higgins were ‘completely and utterly false’, as he was called to give evidence in Linda Reynolds’ defamation trial.

Brittany Higgins’ legal team has lashed Linda Reynolds, saying the young staffer’s rape allegation was never a ‘fairytale’ — and labelling it as such was ‘misplaced, harassing and re-traumatising’.