Brittany Higgins blows up at her old boss Linda Reynolds as ex-defence minister sues David Sharaz

Brittany Higgins has unloaded on her former defence minister boss Linda Reynolds and demanded an end to the ongoing war between them.

Ms Reynolds has referred Ms Higgins’ reputed $2.5million payout from the Commonwealth to the newly-formed National Anti-Corruption Commission.

The former Coalition minister is also suing Ms Higgins’ fiancé David Sharaz for defamation over two tweets posted last year.

But in a furious outburst on Instagram on Tuesday, Ms Higgins unleashed her anger at her old boss.

‘This has been going on for years now,’ she posted. ‘It has to stop.’ 

But in a furious outburst on Instagram (pictured), Brittany Higgins unleashed her anger at her old boss Lida Reynolds

She included screenshots of news articles about Ms Reynolds alleging attorney-general Mark Dreyfuss had shown prejudice over Bruce Lehrmann’s prosecution.

Mr Lehrmann was alleged to have raped Ms Higgins in Ms Reynolds’ parliamentary office after a boozy night out in 2019, which he strenuously denied.

Another screenshot linked to a story about Ms Reynolds referring her Commonwealth payout from December 2022 to the new NACC.

Ms Higgins added: ‘These are just headlines from today.

‘This is from a current Australian Senator who continues to harass me through the media and in the Parliament.

‘My former boss who has pulicly apologised for mishandling my rape allegation.

‘Who has had to publicly apologise after defaming me in the workplace.

‘Who had a whole bunch of questionable conduct during my rape trial. 

‘Who is suing my fiancé for a tweet.

‘This has been going on for years now. It has to stop.’ 

Ms Reynolds paid damages to Ms Higgins after she called her a ‘lying cow’ in the wake of the rape allegations and Ms Higgins’ subsequent treatment in Canberra.

She later retracted the comments and insisted she had not meant them in the ‘sense that it may have been understood’.

Ms Reynolds added: ‘Given that the comment was made public, which I never intended, I also want to retract it and unreservedly apologise to Brittany Higgins and acknowledge the hurt and distress it caused to her.’

At the time Ms Higgins said she accepted the apology and vowed to donate the money from Ms Reynolds to a sexual assault support group in the Canberra area. 

Linda Reynolds (pictured)_ has referred Ms Higgins’ reputed $2.5million payout from the Commonwealth over her treatment after her rape allegations to the newly-formed National Anti-Corruption Commission

During Mr Lehrmann’s trial, Ms Reynolds admitted she had texted his defence lawyers looking for transcripts of Ms Higgins’ evidence to the ACT Supreme Court.

The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold also told the court that Senator Reynolds’ partner was sitting in court throughout the trial. 

He added; ‘You have sought the transcripts haven’t you? Why? You arranged for your partner to be sitting in the court.’

He accused her of trying to coach the defence lawyers which she denied and said she had not been given transcripts because her own lawyer told it was inappropriate.

‘My lawyer was very clear,’ she said.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Reynolds’ office for comment. 

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