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 Ms Higgins:

Yeah. Yeah, and I just... I was ... Yeah, I knew like, you know, you're a media adviser, you learn to kind of sort of facilitate [49:56 UNCLEAR].

Ms Maiden:

And how was Daniel reacting to you being very distressed and...?

Ms Higgins:

He was quite nice. Again, of everyone involved, he’s quite nice. And, yeah, and so then the general tone is, well, they immediately thought it was the police. For some reason they became, both of them became dead set it was the police. And they were like, oh well, don't worry, we'll sort this, we'll call Dutton. And that was sort of the end of the conversation, where they just sort of [50:21 pulled me out]. And then the story never went anywhere, so it was just really weird.

Ms Maiden:

We'll call Dutton. How many people are they going to involve in this?

Ms Higgins:

I don't know how they solve problems. I don't know how

[50:30 UNCLEAR].

Ms Maiden:

But who said we'll call Dutton, Christy?

Ms Higgins:

Daniel.

Ms Maiden:

Daniel.

Ms Higgins:

Yeah.

Ms Maiden:

Okay. And then nothing happened.

Ms Higgins:

No, so Daniel was like, I'm going to tell the boss and he was like...

Ms Maiden:

What the f***! Sorry.

Ms Higgins:

I don't know, staffing is weird. This is not...

Ms Maiden:

Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Trial Judgment) [2024] FCA 369