{
  "id": 2082277,
  "title": "Staffer to whom Brittany Higgins confided rape allegation got $1.48m payout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/staffer-to-whom-brittany-higgins-confided-rape-allegation-got-1-48m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:31:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/political-staffer-got-million-dollar-payout-brittany-higgins/106857182"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former political staffer Fiona Brown has received $1.48 million in a settlement from the Commonwealth over claims she was made a scapegoat in the fallout from Brittany Higgins's rape allegation.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}