Defence Minister Linda Reynolds retracts ‘lying cow’ comment towards Brittany Higgins

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has retracted a comment calling alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins a “lying cow” and apologised again for making the remark.

Senator Reynolds made the remark after Ms Higgins, a former staffer, went public with her allegation that a colleague had raped her in the Minister’s office in 2019.

She made the comment in front of staff in her office but in a statement today said “she did not mean it in the sense it may have been understood”.

“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.

More to come.