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Linda Reynolds, former defence minister, won a defamation case against her former staffer Brittany Higgins in the Western Australian Supreme Court on 27 Aug 2025. The court found that Higgins damaged Reynolds’ reputation with social media posts in July 2023. Higgins was ordered to pay ₹3.1 crore (AUD 315,000) plus ₹26,109 in interest. The judge ruled one post was defamatory, while another was protected as honest opinion. The case involved allegations related to Higgins’ claim of sexual assault in 2019 and subsequent political controversies. Reynolds said the ruling cleared her name and stopped false claims against her. The trial highlighted political and legal tensions around the allegations and media coverage. (Updated 27 Aug 2025, 09:09 IST; source: link)