Brittany Higgins has been ordered to pay 80% of her former boss Linda Reynold’s legal costs from their high-profile defamation fight .

Last month, Western Australian supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from Higgins’ partner David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023.

The Instagram story shared a screenshot of headlines publicising Reynolds’ intentions to refer Higgins’ $2.445m personal injury settlement to the federal anti-corruption body, and accused Reynolds of mishandling her alleged rape and waging a campaign of harassment.

The judgment marked the latest chapter in a long legal battle stemming from Higgins’ decision to go public with allegation

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