Bruce Lehrmann enlists new lawyer for defamation fight

Bruce Lehrmann enlists new lawyer for defamation fight

The former Liberal staffer is seeking to overturn a damning Federal Court defamation decision that concluded he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn

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Voters want Labor to allow MPs more freedom to break ranks

Voters want Labor to allow MPs more freedom to break ranks

The exclusive findings highlight public support for politicians to speak out against the party line when they feel strongly on big issues.

  • byDavid Crowe
Bleeding knees,burning abs:I spent a week living like David Pocock. It nearly killed me

Bleeding knees,burning abs:I spent a week living like David Pocock. It nearly killed me

How does Canberra’s most shredded politician stay fit? Angus Thompson underwent five days of pain involving heavy weights,burning abs – and a winter dip in frigid waters.

  • byAngus Thompson
Labor mates in lobbyland:‘I just get paid more’

Labor mates in lobbyland:‘I just get paid more’

With billions of dollars up for grabs,former politicians and advisers know they can charge handsomely to help big companies gain access to mammoth federal deals.

  • byDavid Crowe
Jane Hume reunited with her Lycra buddy

Jane Hume reunited with her Lycra buddy

Canberra is a small town,as the Coalition senator found when she relived a viral moment at the Midwinter Ball.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Parliament House security under review after twin protests

Parliament House security under review after twin protests

Four protesters unfurled pro-Palestine banners from the roof as a group of climate activists glued themselves to the floor in the building’s Marble Foyer.

  • byOlivia Ireland,Angus Thompson andJessica McSweeney
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Bruce Lehrmann ordered to pay $2 million to Ten

Bruce Lehrmann ordered to pay $2 million to Ten

Network Ten has agreed to pay less than a third of the $1.8 million in legal costs Lisa Wilkinson had originally asked her employer to cover.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Lisa Wilkinson returns fire in Lehrmann defamation appeal

Lisa Wilkinson returns fire in Lehrmann defamation appeal

The high-profile presenter has responded to Bruce Lehrmann’s bid to overturn his devastating defamation defeat.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Attention-seeker or renters’ champion? The Greens MP driving pollies up the wall

Attention-seeker or renters’ champion? The Greens MP driving pollies up the wall

Max Chandler-Mather is shaking up federal politics with his uncompromising take on the housing crisis.

  • byJane Cadzow
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The Greens MP driving fellow pollies up the wall| Bestie writers Ann Patchett and Meg Mason| Dust and decline:tale of a coal town| Ben Law X Em Rusciano

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Bruce Lehrmann and the Toowoomba rape case that puts him back in court

Bruce Lehrmann and the Toowoomba rape case that puts him back in court

“Can you call urgently??? Lehrmann has been charged with rape in Qld.” As rival TV networks battled over the Brittany Higgins story,another case was building.

  • byCloe Read andSean Parnell