Scott Morrison and Michaelia Cash may give evidence in support of Linda Reynolds

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Former prime minister Scott Morrison could appear as a trial witness as a Liberal senator pursues Brittany Higgins over allegedly defamatory remarks. Former defence minister Linda Reynolds is suing Ms Higgins over a series of social media posts she says have damaged her reputation. Video via AAP.

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00:00I'm here today to demonstrate my determination that this matter go to court and we finally

00:06get justice, not only to clear my name, but also to get justice for the many people whose

00:11lives have been destroyed.

00:12It is absolutely essential that all parties accept Justice Lee's findings, all of his

00:18findings, so that the many people who have been damaged by this whole saga can get justice

00:26and to get peace.

00:27I have always hoped that we could reach settlement before this point, but it doesn't look like

00:33we will, so we are going to court because it is far too important.

00:37I need to clear my name finally, after well over three years, and so many people have

00:43been so damaged by this.

00:46Justice Lee was very clear in terms of the fact that there was never any political conspiracy

00:53that Ms Higgins was looked after by myself and particularly by my Chief of Staff, Fiona

00:57Brown, and it is time that those people who have perpetuated that agree they were wrong,

01:06apologise, and so that we can all move on.

01:09Look, I've been incredibly grateful for the support of my federal colleagues, my Liberal

01:14colleagues throughout.

01:16I've been particularly grateful in recent times for the support from Scott Morrison

01:20and from many other colleagues who will be witnesses in this trial in terms of the impact

01:26this has had on me, but on many other people as well, because there simply was never, ever

01:32any political conspiracy.

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