Brittany Higgins has been bankrupted by her former boss, bringing Linda Reynolds one step closer to discovering where her former political staffer’s $2.4m compensation payout went.

Reynolds, a former Liberal senator, launched bankruptcy proceedings in October against Higgins after successfully suing her for defamation.

The federal court judge Michael Feutrill on Friday made orders to sequestrate Higgins’ estate under the Bankruptcy Act after a series of minor setbacks and technical difficulties that slowed the process.

The date of the act of bankruptcy was backdated to 8 October.

“[The estate will] be handed over to the trustee of the bankruptcy who will take control of her affairs and deal with the creditors in due course,” Reynolds’ lawyer Rachel Ross told reporters outside the cou

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