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In searching for the truth, the defamation trial between Bruce Lehrmann and Network Ten has been defined by the discovery of lies.
In the witness box, Lehrmann admitted to lying multiple times over the course of the saga.
Lehrmann says the lies don’t change his biggest claim – that he did not sexually assault Brittany Higgins – but the evidence has revealed new insights into that night in Canberra in 2019 that have reverberated through the media, law and politics ever since.
Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton, on the lies, the truth and the reputations hanging in the balance.
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Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.
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