Lisa Wilkinson has spoken out after winning the defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann, after a judge found he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament in 2019.
Outside court, Lisa Wilkinson, vindicated, said: “Today the federal court has determined that I published a true story about a rape in the office of a federal politician in March 2019.
‘I sincerely hope that the sentence gives strength to women across the country.
“I am also very grateful to have had the benefit of our independent legal team.”
She thanked her lawyer Sue Chrysanthou SC, her family and friends who supported her and the “generous” members of the public who often approach her in tears.
‘Your experience and wise advice have been a source of continued strength for me over the past 14 months.
“I can never thank you enough.”
Lehrmann was suing Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for defamation over a February 2021 report on The Project in which Brittany Higgins alleged he raped her in a Parliament office almost two years earlier.
