Clown World AustraliaContact | Privacy Policy | Donate. } By signing up, you agree to Pedestrian Group's Terms of Service and consent to our Privacy Policy. When Mr Sharaz - sporting a white shirt, light blue jeans andcream-coloured jacket - got back to his feet, the smitten couple passionately embraced and kissed. "The reason you didn't follow through with any of those I suggest is because you hadn't had sexual intercourse with Mr Lehrmann on that weekend, consensual or otherwise,"the barrister said. Twelve of those have been classified as sensitive investigations meaning they may involve parliamentarians or staff. Earlier this year Ms Higgins said Mr Sharaz had been her 'rock' and 'best friend' during the tumultuous time. Ms Higgins told the court today she followed up with a journalist from The Australian to confirm she had received a timeline detailing who was aware of the alleged rape. Find the official link to Sunshine Coast Daily Login. function external_links_in_new_windows_loop() { His Girlfriend/boyfriends name is Not Available. He has pleaded not guilty, and says he never had sex withMs Higgins. Kunkel made no findings about the workings of the PMO, and merely noted that given the seriousness of the allegations he would require clear and direct evidence of alleged wrongdoing. //>. s.src = 'https://au-script.dotmetrics.net/door.js?d=' + document.location.host + '&t=other'; h.appendChild(s); The civil case, which will begin with mediation talks between the parties in Canberra on December 13, was revealed by the Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday afternoon. 7NEWS.com.au has reached out to David Sharaz for comment. Fathers name is Not Available. But as Labors Senate leader Penny Wong noted, the report, in fact, doesnt exonerate anybody [Kunkel] didnt make a finding it didnt occur. j = d.createElement( s ), dl = l != 'dataLayer' ? Follow Christian on Twitter for more news updates. w[ l ].push( { If you know some information, please comment below. Brittany Higgins' partner David Sharaz (pictured together) slammed the former Defence Minister for allegedly revealing the information about civil proceedings. Earlier on Friday, Ms Higgins was asked if she deleted a messagefrom her phone before she handed it to police. Being supportive is the least that I - or any other partner of a victim-survivor can do. The Christian Porter, Peter Dutton and Dale the Painter defamation cases have opened the floodgates and everyone wants to get in on the action. s.type = 'text/javascript'; News.com.au contacted Southern Cross Austereo and Mr Sharaz for comment. Aap By . Mr Lehrmann consistently denied wrongdoing, insisting that no sexual conduct occurred. var force = ''; The Morrison government has been accused of a backgrounding campaign, telling journalists privately that Sharaz had an axe to grind against the Liberals. It has been revealed why Tanya Plibersek didnt challenge Anthony Albanese for the Labor leadership after the partys 2019 election defeat. w[ l ] = w[ l ] || []; Breaking News; Brittany Higgins shares photos from Maldives summer holiday with fiance David Sharaz. Morrisons chief of staff has concluded he was not in a position to make a finding that briefing against Sharaz took place. Brittany Higgins and partner David Sharaz have just announced their engagement via a pair of super duper romantic photo dumps. He had pleaded not guilty and denied any sexual interaction with Ms Higgins. Earlier in December, Ms Higgins' civil action named three respondents in her action: Senators Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash as well as the Commonwealth. They will now party the night away toasting to their engagement and the new year. (AAP: Mick Tsikas) Law firm Bennett has confirmed it is acting for Senator Reynolds, while the ABC has confirmed that Arnold Bloch Leibler is advising Mr Sharaz. Under cross-examination, Ms Higgins said she spoke to Senator Cash, her then boss, about the alleged assault almost two years afterwards, in January 2021. "Nothing that you are saying right now is true and it's deeply insulting,"Ms Higgins replied. The review noted that Higgins reported hearing from journalists that PMO staff had reflected negatively on Sharazs work history while discussing her rape allegation. Mr Sharaz has been a constant participant in the trolling, she added. Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins partner has resigned from his job over fears that the Morrison Government will punish the company he works for by scrapping government contacts. WhatsApp chat is just for everyday banter (that's 'Why the last-minute delay?' Jade Hobman For Daily Mail Australia Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann is on trial in the ACT Supreme Court, charged with raping his then colleague, Ms Higgins, in Parliament House in March 2019. document.links[t].removeAttribute('target'); Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has launched defamation action against David Sharaz, the fiance of her former staffer, Brittany Higgins. While Mr Sharaz declined to comment when contacted by the publication, a SCA spokeswoman told The Australian: Mr Sharaz has resigned from his employment. Defence lawyer Steven Whybrow asked Ms Higgins if she had deleted a text sent to her ex-partner that read:"I'm not interested in pursuing it [a complaint about the alleged assault] but it's all beyond strange. The fallout means that both Ms Higgins, who quit her job earlier this month before telling her story and her partner Mr Sharaz are both unemployed as a result of her going public with her harrowing account of rape at Parliament House. Blumers advised me on Friday that their client intends to progress the civil claim this month. SCA will not be providing further comment. Will the Prime Minister investigate the claims that his staff backgrounded journalists against Ms Higgins? Mr Whybrow also suggested Ms Higgins might have lied to her then chief-of-staff Fiona Brown about needing a sick day on the Friday after the alleged assault, saying she instead went out for breakfast with an ex-partner. Two weeks ago, Liberal senator and former Defence Minister Linda Reynolds launched defamation action against Mr Sharaz. The mothers name is Not Available. Prosecutors decided not to pursue further action. Her lawyers have sent documents to all parties setting out an intention to sue for sexual harassment, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, negligence, and victimisation. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Her boyfriend Sharaz also made the decision to quit his job, which involved making deals with the government, in case his company experienced negative backlash. Anita Pointer, who scored a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s with the Pointer Sisters sibling group, has died at age 74. Brittany Higgins has sought to set the record straight on Twitter about her defamation payment from Linda Reynolds. David Sharaz, a journalist and former public servant, has described the report by John Kunkel as an exercise in PMO staffers protecting themselves after Morrisons chief of staff concluded he was not in a position to make a finding that the alleged activity took place. Brittanys engagement photo dump truly had it all. Ms Higgins, now 28, was working in Ms Reynolds Canberra office when she alleged she was raped in 2019. Brittany Higgins partner is David Sharaz. } display: none; Both gave evidence during the trial in the ACT Supreme Court against alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann in October. if(document.links[t].hasAttribute('onClick') == false) { Plus, Jess and Charlie also dig into some of the big media stories of the week including Bluesfest's PR blunders, ABC fact-checking and Linda Reynolds launching defamation action against Brittany Higgins' partner David Sharaz. Revealed: The new '23' number plates the DVLA deems offensive and has banned including EU23 OFF and GO23 HEL. The partner of Brittany Higgins has slammed the conduct of the Prime Minister's Office, accusing Scott Morrison's staff of attempting to smear him. I wanted her out of my life. Linda Reynolds is suing David Sharaz, the partner of Brittany Higgins, claiming he posted two tweets that were falsely defamatory of her. Damsel in distress Brittany Higgins, who said she was RAPED in Parliament House two years ago, the story of which has caused a mammoth furore, has a boyfriend, named David Shiraz, whose job is, or was, to handle federal government clients for a media analytics company, a role which requires "daily interaction with government and the maintenance News.com.au has reported that Whybrow said: "When Ms Higgins' partner, David Sharaz, contacted Lisa Wilkinson on 18 January 2021 and told her he had a story she would probably be very interested in, about a young woman subjected to a sexual assault in Parliament House, this unstoppable snowball rolled down the mountain until it turned into an It includes $2.5 million for future economic loss, up to $100,000 for past economic loss $100,000 for general damages, $20,0000 for future assistance with domestic duties and $150,000 for past and future out-of-pocket expenses. Brittany Higgins' partner, David Sharaz has been supporting Ms Higgins since her allegations were made public, rocking the halls of power, but has recently made the decision to quit his own job, as he believes his presence could jeopardise the company, which relies on signing deals with the Morrison government. David popped the question atop the Cape . The famous Cape Bryon Bay lighthousesits on Australia's most easterly point on the far north NSW coast on a rocky headland.