Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins and the rise of political defamation

<p>Brittany Higgins has now been at the centre of three court cases.</p><p>First, there was the criminal trial of Bruce Lehrmann - which was aborted with no findings made against him.</p><p>Lehrmann later sued Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson, claiming that they defamed him by identifying him as a rapist.</p><p>The court found that he did, to a civil standard, rape Higgins.</p><p>Now, Higgins’ former boss, Senator Linda Reynolds, is suing her for a series of social media posts claiming that she was uncaring and unsupportive.</p><p>So is taking a rape survivor to court the best way to restore your reputation?</p><p>Today, legal affairs editor for <em>The Saturday Paper </em>Richard Ackland, on Senator Linda Reynolds’ defamation case and why some politicians are so quick to sue.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Legal affairs editor for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Richard Ackland.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>