Brittany Higgins’ husband has been bankrupted by a former politician after he threw in the towel during the pair’s defamation battle due to money worries.
Former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds sued both her former political staffer and David Sharaz over a series of social media posts she claimed damaged her reputation.
The former defence minister had a high-profile victory over Ms Higgins at trial, and Mr Sharaz bowed out before the proceedings started, saying at the time he couldn’t afford a lawyer.
Mr Sharaz, an ex-journalist, was found to have defamed Ms Reynolds and was ordered to pay her $85,000 in damages plus interest and costs.