‘It became about them’: Alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins says journalists fought over story release
Brittany Higgins has told the ACT Supreme Court that high-profile journalists Samantha Maiden and Lisa Wilkinson were fighting one another over the release of stories they had done on her sexual assault allegation so “it became not even about me ... it became about them”.
Defence barrister Steven Whybrow was questioning the former Liberal ministerial staffer about whether the timing of the stories she had done with News.com’s Maiden, andBrittany Higgins arrives at the court on Thursday.Higgins said of the Liberal Party, “I still have a level of love for them”. The trial of Higgins’ alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann, who has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting her, was played audio from a six-hour pre-recorded interview with Wilkinson and her producer.
Higgins’ partner, David Sharaz, could be heard in the tape saying they wanted to time the story for the March 2021 sitting week and parliamentary hearings. Higgins, which the court heard was a former media adviser, said it wasn’t her intention to damage the Liberal Party but, “you would naturally drop a story at the start of a sitting week.”However, she said the discussions were led by Maiden and Wilkinson.
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