Lisa Wilkinson defends her handling of Brittany Higgins' rape allegations during Bruce Lehrmann's defamation trial against her and Channel Ten. She denies behaving like a cheap tabloid journalist and claims her team investigated the story well.
Lisa Wilkinson arrives at the federal court of Australia in Sydney on Thursday to be cross-examined for Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against her and Channel Ten . Lisa Wilkinson has hit back at suggestions she behaved “like a cheap tabloid journalist” in her handling of Brittany Higgins ’ rape allegations , saying her team investigated the story “extremely well”.
The broadcaster’s much-anticipated evidence began on Thursday in the federal court, where she is facing lengthy cross-examination by Bruce Lehrmann’s legal team. Matthew Richardson SC, counsel for Lehrmann, began by pressing Wilkinson on her decision to give a speech at the Logies while accepting an award for her interview with Higgins
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