Higgins Received $2.4 Million From Commonwealth

The federal government made the decision purely on the basis of her testimony alone.

Brittany Higgins leaves court in Canberra, Australia, on Oct. 14, 2022. Martin Ollman/Getty Images

Despite one criminal trial being abandoned due to juror misconduct, and a retrial not pursued because the public prosecutor feared it would put the complainant at risk of self-harm, former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins walked away with $2.445 million in compensation for her treatment by senior Liberal Party figures following rape allegations against Bruce Lehrmann

An allegation Mr. Lehrmann has always denied.