A statement submitted by Brittany Higgins was prepared by her now-husband David Sharaz and edited by Sky News political commentator Peta Credlin.
Former political adviser and Sky News commentator Peta Credlin has confirmed that she helped Brittany Higgins draft a statement in 2021 about how parliament should handle sexual harassment. She made the revelation Tuesday night on Sky News, saying she did so with the "full support" of then-prime minister Scott Morrison and her manager at Sky News Australia.
Linda Reynolds — Higgins' former boss — is suing Higgins and her husband David Sharaz for defamation over several social media posts that she believes damaged her reputation. Reynolds' lawyer Martin Bennett told the court that the statement read by Rachael Young — supposedly written by Higgins — did not sound like Higgins. "It wasn't Ms Higgins' voice at all," Bennett stated. "The draft ...
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