Former top adviser to the senator excused from testifying in trial

Senator Linda Reynolds' chief of staff when Brittany Higgins was allegedly raped in Parliament will not be called as a witness alongside her former employee in the sensational defamation trial against the politician. Senator Reynolds is suing her former staffer Ms Higgins – who is fighting the suit – over a series of social media … Read more

Former top adviser to the senator is unlikely to testify in the trial

Doubts remain about the suitability of Senator Linda Reynolds' former top adviser to testify in a defamation trial, leading to discussions about the submission of Brittany Higgins' evidence. Senator Reynolds is suing her former staffer Ms Higgins – who is fighting the suit – over a series of social media posts that contained alleged falsehoods … Read more

West and NATO helped Ukraine attack Russia: Putin adviser

An influential adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West and the US-led NATO of helping to plan Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region. Washington denies the allegations. The lightning strike, the largest by a foreign power in Russia since World War II, occurred on August 6 as thousands of Ukrainian soldiers … Read more