‘Omnishambles’: Judge Critical of Testimony From Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins

A case the judge described as an “omnishambles” has concluded in Sydney on April 15. Justice Michael Lee delivered a verbal summary of his 324-page judgement because, calling the case a “Rorschach test” for many, with witnesses clinging to what they perceived as the truth of what happened. Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann sued Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for defamation, claiming their story about the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in a Parliament House office had identified him as the offender, even though it did not include his name. The allegation came to light when Ms. Higgins was interviewed on Ten’s program The Project in early 2021....