The news outlet said no damages had been paid but “a contribution has been made to his legal costs” as part of the settlement.
Lehrmann’s claims against Network Ten and the ABC remain active.
The news.com.au articles at the centre of Lehrmann’s lawsuit against News Corp’s News Life Media and national political editor Samantha Maiden have been amended to include an editor’s note,which states:“Bruce Lehrmann commenced defamation proceedings claiming that this article accused him of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins.
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“These proceedings were discontinued and settled on terms satisfactory to Mr Lehrmann and the publisher of this website.
“News.com.au notes that a criminal charge of sexual assault was brought against Mr Lehrmann and later dropped. News.com.au does not suggest that he was guilty of that charge.”
News Corp did not otherwise amend the articles or issue an apology.