By Aaron Bunch in Perth
A former senator’s bid to discover where Brittany Higgins’ $2.4 million compensation payout went following their bruising defamation battle has been frustrated by a bankruptcy paperwork glitch.
Ex-Liberal senator Linda Reynolds successfully sued Ms Higgins over a series of social media posts the former defence minister believed damaged her reputation.
Ms Reynolds was awarded damages of $315,000 plus $26,109 interest after Western Australia’s Supreme Court in August found some of the posts were defamatory.
The former political staffer was also ordered to pay 80 per cent…