What we learned – Friday 12 December
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Brittany Higgins has officially been declared bankrupt following her defamation loss to her former boss, ex-Liberal senator Linda Reynolds, with the Federal Court ruling Higgins’ finances should be taken over so Reynolds can recover the money she is owed.
The orders mark a significant milestone in the long-running legal dispute between Reynolds and her former staffer after Higgins’ alleged rape at Parliament House by her colleague Bruce Lehrmann in March 2019.
Brittany Higgins outside the Perth Supreme Court in 2024.Credit: Trevor Collens
In orders published on Friday morning, Federal Court Justice Michael Feutrill placed the former Liberal staffer’s estate in bankruptcy, backdated to October 8. He fixed Reynolds’ legal costs at…
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Brittany Higgins has officially been declared bankrupt following her defamation loss to her former boss, ex-Liberal senator Linda Reynolds, with the Federal Court ruling Higgins’ finances should be taken over so Reynolds can recover the money she is owed.
The orders mark a significant milestone in the long-running legal dispute between Reynolds and her former staffer after Higgins’ alleged rape at parliament house by her colleague, Bruce Lehrmann in March 2019.
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Former political staffer Brittany Higgins has been bankrupted by her former boss, bringing the former politician one step closer to discovering where the former staffer’s $2.4 million compensation payout went.
Ex-Liberal senator Linda Reynolds launched bankruptcy proceedings in October against Higgins after she successfully sued her for defamation.
Federal Court judge Michael Feutrill on Friday made orders to sequestrate Higgins’ estate under the Bankruptcy Act after a series of minor setbacks and technical difficulties that slowed the process.
The date of the act of bankruptcy was backdated to October 8.
“(The estate will) be handed over to the trustee of the bankruptcy who will take control of her affairs and deal with the creditors…
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Former CEO suing ANZ over cancelled bonuses ‘accepts need for accountability’
Shayne Elliott, ANZ’s former long-serving chief executive, has issued a statement on his decision to take the bank to court for cancelling his bonuses.
As we reported earlier, Elliott said he expected the terms of his contract to be honoured. He served as chief executive from January 2016 until July this year.
The bank in September…
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What we learned – Friday 12 December
We’ll leave our live coverage of the news there for this week. Thanks for staying with us. Here were the top stories from today:
Former CEO suing ANZ over cancelled bonuses ‘accepts need for accountability’
Shayne Elliott, ANZ’s former long-serving chief executive, has issued a statement on his decision to take the bank to court for cancelling his bonuses.
As we reported earlier, Elliott said he expected the terms of his contract to be honoured. He served as chief executive from January 2016 until July this year.
The bank in September…
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Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel to open on Sunday
Benita Kolovos
The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, is holding a press conference to announce the West Gate Tunnel will open in Melbourne on Sunday.
The $10.2bn project, consisting of 6.8km of tunnels and 9.2km of elevated roads, will provide a new river crossing and act as an alternative to the West Gate Bridge.
She says:
This is a big moment for the future of our great city and state, because it’s going to transform the way people move around our city and state.
It’s going to mean that people can get to where they want to go sooner, they can get there safer … safer as well for local residents in this area too [as] it means getting trucks off local roads.
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