This weeks news cycle has been dominated by political scandal as new details emerge over the Lehrmann/Higgins case. Today we break down all the sound bites and layout the full timeline of events.
Commie Paradise (Victoria Edition)
Herald Sun article on Vic government media spend
Aussie media locked out of Andrews’s speech to China forum
The Voice
WA Farmers face Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act
The Higgins Timeline
‘The Australian’ reports on Gallagher accused of misleading parliament
Timeline of Events by Marie Claire
4 Corners – Inside the Canberra Bubble
2021
27 Jan – Sharaz names Gallagher
Leaked Text messages (various dates)
Feb 15 – news.com.au breaks the story
Feb 16 – Albanese & Plibersek in Question Time
Feb 16 – Sen Gallagher questioning Reynolds in the Senate
Feb 24 – Sen. Reynolds hospitalised
Jun 7 – Further questions of Reynolds by Gallagher and Wong (hansard record)
Jun 17 – Police not convinced to prosecute
Jun 29 – Perceived threat from Sharaz if not prosecuted
2022
Feb – Higgins & Tame at National Press Club
June – Wilkinson wins logie, acceptance speech defers trial
Oct 27 – Mistrial, Juror misconduct
Dec 2 – Case dropped citing health reasons
2023
Lehrmann settles with news.com.au
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