The judgment in the defamation case brought by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann against Network Ten and its former employee Lisa Wilkinson will be handed down today.
Lehrmann instigated the case following an interview broadcast in February 2021 on The Project featuring his former colleague Brittany Higgins, who alleged she was raped by a colleague. Lehrmann, who denies the allegation, was not named until later, but he argues he was made identifiable in the interview.
In the latest instalment of Paint by Numbers, Crikey’s series about the big issues of the day told via the numbers, we break down the mass of court cases — and their expenses — that have roiled Australia’s political and media landscape ever since.
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Number of court cases and inquiries relating to the allegations against Lehrmann: 17
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