Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann's request for financial assistance has been knocked back after his home was raided by the national anti-corruption watchdog.

Officials from the National Anti-Corruption Commission searched the 30-year-old's home in June 2024 over allegations he misappropriated secret documents related to French submarines five years earlier.

Lehrmann denies the allegation and has sought assistance from the federal government to cover his legal costs of the raid.

This request was rejected by federal Special Minister of State Don Farrell on October 22, the law student revealed in a brief Federal Court hearing today.

After failing to hear back about funding for more than a year, Lehrmann has sued Farrell and NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton seeking court orders forcing

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