Bruce Lehrmann loses last-ditch legal effort to appeal defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson

Bruce Lehrmann has lost his final legal attempt to appeal the defamation case he brought against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson. Australia's High Court dismissed his application, upholding the previous ruling. The defamation case stemmed from findings that, on the balance of probabilities, Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. This High Court decision marks the end of Lehrmann's legal avenues to challenge the outcome of the defamation suit. The original case arose after Network Ten and Wilkinson reported on Higgins' allegations.