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20 August 2026

Staffer to whom Brittany Higgins confided rape allegation got $1.48m payout

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Source reporting: abc.net.au

Staffer to whom Brittany Higgins confided rape allegation got $1.48m payout

Former political staffer Fiona Brown has received $1. 48 million in a settlement from the Commonwealth over claims she was made a scapegoat in the fallout from Brittany Higgins's rape allegation.

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