Could Bruce Lehrmann be the biggest loser in the history of Australian defamation law?
Like his main rival for that title, ex-SAS commando and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith, the former political staffer risked it all on a media outlet not being able to prove its case.
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In Roberts-Smith’s case, it was that he was a murderer, a war criminal and a liar. For Lehrmann, it was that he was a rapist and a liar.
BRS has arguably suffered the greater fall from grace, given his status as a decorated war hero and former Father of the Year.