Bruce Lehrmann

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been committed to stand trial on two rape charges following two days of hearings into the reliability of the alleged victim's evidence.

The former Liberal staffer's bankruptcy is becoming more likely after he was ordered to pay $2 million to Ten for its costs of defending his failed defamation case.

High-profile journalist Lisa Wilkinson has argued she never doubted Brittany Higgins' rape allegations as part of an attempt to overturn critical court findings about her reporting.

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds says she'll fight to clear her name in a lawsuit against Brittany Higgins, with Scott Morrison set to potentially give evidence.

Lawyers for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann plan to argue he has no case to answer when rape charges against him return to court.

Asked if they were aware he was the tenant, they replied 'I don't think anyone would willingly rent to him, would they?'

The 28-year-old had until this afternoon to challenge April findings by Justice Michael Lee that dismissed his case against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson.

Lisa Wilkinson's successful defence of Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case came at a price, with the prominent journalist spending up to $8000 a day on her top silk

Bruce Lehrmann has been ordered to pay most of Network Ten's legal costs after a judge ruled allegations he raped Brittany Higgins were substantially true.

A judge will rule today who should pay for the former Liberal staffer's lawyers.

A Federal Court hearing was told on Wednesday the former Liberal staffer also had no third-party financial backers in his long-running suit against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson.

Bruce Lehrmann will likely have to pay at least some of Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson's legal costs, as he weighs whether to appeal his unsuccessful defamation suit against them.

Network Ten has sought costs from Bruce Lehrmann, saying the ex-Liberal staffer gambled with his defamation case to conceal his rape of Brittany Higgins.

"It has been five years of criminal and civil trials and government inquiries for the truth to finally be heard."

A judge's finding Bruce Lehrmann likely raped Brittany Higgins has been labelled an "unmitigated disaster'' for the former Liberal staffer.

The former Liberal staffer sat with his head bowed while a judge revealed his defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson had failed.

Bruce Lehrmann is once again counting down the days until judgment is delivered in his defamation case against Network Ten.

Bruce Lehrmann's "honesty and integrity" have been called into question following allegations he leaked Brittany Higgins' text messages to the media.

Former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach told the Federal Court he was tasked with building rapport with Lehrmann as a prospective interview subject.

The claims are among many by a former producer that have led to Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten being reopened days before judgment was due to be delivered.

In an extraordinary bid to introduce new evidence at the eleventh hour, judgment in his lawsuit against Network Ten has been delayed.

Network Ten has applied to reopen and introduce fresh evidence to the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case just days before the judgment is due to be handed down.

Linda Reynolds emerged from a near-10-hour court mediation session declaring that her defamation suit with Brittany Higgins and fiance David Sharaz is ongoing.

The ACT government has paid Linda Reynolds $90,000 over a letter written by a former top prosecutor about her conduct during Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial.

Former ACT chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold has successfully challenged findings of a report into Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial.

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has a date for a committal hearing to decide whether or not he will face trial on rape charges.

Former ACT chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold has launched a legal challenge against an inquiry into the actions of police and prosecutors involved in the case.

Network Ten is set to pay at least some of journalist Lisa Wilkinson's legal costs for Bruce Lehrmann's defamation suit against her and the broadcaster.

The speech led to Wilkinson being widely condemned in the media after the Lehrmann trial was delayed as a result.

Glenn Logan admitted to publishing video of Lehrman's high-profile defamation trial but has argued he was unaware it was prohibited to do so.

Shane Drumgold is taking legal action over damning findings made against him in relation to the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.

The former defence minister is suing Higgins and David Sharaz over a series of social media posts.

Brittany Higgins' partner David Sharaz discussed going after the "Liberal Party machine" in an initial email sent to Lisa Wilkinson about breaking the story.

Lehrmann's lawyer has accused Higgins of a series of fabrications about being raped in a blistering final address to the court.

He has one final chance to convince a judge he is owed damages as his defamation trial over a Ten report on Brittany Higgins' rape claim.

Lawyers for Network Ten have rejected Lehrmann's claims that nothing sexual happened between himself and Higgins at Parliament House.

Senator Linda Reynolds' former acting chief of staff Fiona Brown was working in Parliament House at the time Higgins was allegedly raped by Bruce Lehrmann in March 2019.

Peter Meakin worked with the team at Network Ten on The Project broadcast, which aired an interview with Higgins in February 2021.

The accuracy and truth of a report on The Project about the rape claims were under further attack as Wilkinson returned to the Federal Court witness box.

Linda Reynolds has been accused in court of being knowingly involved in a systemic cover-up to keep Brittany Higgins' rape allegations secret.

As Bruce Lehrmann sues Network Ten for defamation, his lawyers will continue to probe the reasonableness of a report on The Project over allegations he raped Brittany Higgins.

The former Liberal staffer's lawyers are intending to cross-examine witnesses in an attempt to prevent allegations of rape from proceeding to trial.

The claim weakened - rather than strengthened - her "very strong" allegations, a Network Ten producer told Lisa Wilkinson.

"Her joy was gone, her desire was gone, her personal happiness was gone," Higgins' mother Kelly told the court.

She felt she couldn't retain her parliamentary job if she reported the alleged assault to police, a court has heard.

The security guard told the court she carried out a welfare check on Brittany Higgins.

'He asked me just to see if she was free to pop down to the pub,' a fellow Liberal staffer has told the court.

Higgins returned to a Federal Court witness box for a third day of questioning today.

Brittany Higgins has stepped into the witness box in a Federal Court defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann against Network Ten.

Soon after Bruce Lehrmann watched a TV report detailing Brittany Higgins' allegation of rape in Parliament House, he was on the phone to a friend to get cocaine.