Former Australian senator Linda Reynolds secured a major defamation victory on August 27, 2025, when the Western Australia Supreme Court awarded her $315,000 in damages from ex-staffer Brittany Higgins.
The ruling stemmed from Higgins’ social media posts that falsely accused Reynolds of harassment and mishandling Higgins’ 2019 rape allegation, rejecting defenses of truth and deeming the posts malicious.
This outcome intensifies debates on justice for sexual assault survivors, with social media reactions sharply divided between support for Reynolds and criticism of the decision as an attack on victims.
Former senator Linda Reynolds says Brittany Higgins’ husband, David Sharaz, has accepted a bankruptcy notice after failing to pay court-ordered defamation damages and legal costs.
Reynolds confirmed Sharaz had finally accepted the notice, weeks after she issued it, accusing him of dragging out the process.
“He now has 21 days to pay the debt or I will proceed to apply to formally bankrupt him,” she said.
The notice follows court rulings that found Sharaz and Higgins defamed Reynolds in a series of social media posts made in 2022 and 2023.
Sharaz was ordered to pay $92,000 in damages, plus legal costs estimated at over $500,000. He and Higgins were also found jointly liable for an additional $135,000.
Brittany couldn’t even remember if she wore undies that night .. and the fact that they both went back to Parliament House for more drinks, they both should have been fired from their jobs!
Darlings of the left and the ABC. Tingle’s guests on another of tingle’s hard left platforms ( The Canberra Press Club) full support for Higgins and Tame. The ABC should do some investigative reports on the hard left for ONCE instead of lying about our troops. Demolish the ABC.
Why doesn’t the children of the freaks get Peter the Pirate & his wife to kick in some funds , they benefited from the scam, they should help their marketing scam. They have the financial ability.
Sharaz a slimy individual who served the Labor party well now he needs to take it like a man