Australia's most high-profile defamation case closes in on verdict
The final day of Australia's most high-profile defamation case heard closing submissions from Bruce Lehrmann's team.
He is suing Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for defamation over a February 2021 report on The Project in which Brittany Higgins was interviewed about a rape claim.
Lehrmann denies any sexual activity occurred and has always maintained his innocence.
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Lehrmann has always maintained his innocence in the face of the allegations. Nine
Today a judge finally adjourned to decide what happened, and whether Lehrmann was defamed by the Wilkinson interview broadcast by Network Ten.
A Current Affair looks back on the high stakes defamation case that gripped the nation, before the court hands down its decision in the civil case next year.
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