Network Ten is set to pay at least some of journalist Lisa Wilkinson's legal costs for Bruce Lehrmann's defamation suit against her and the broadcaster.
Brittany Higgins' partner David Sharaz discussed going after the "Liberal Party machine" in an initial email sent to Lisa Wilkinson about breaking the story.
The accuracy and truth of a report on The Project about the rape claims were under further attack as Wilkinson returned to the Federal Court witness box.
She said she previously believed the bruise was due to the alleged rape but now "had to accept it as a possibility" that it was from a fall on "that exact night".
Giving evidence in Federal Court on Thursday, Higgins also denied her claims around the alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann had been adapted and evolved over time.
Soon after Bruce Lehrmann watched a TV report detailing Brittany Higgins' allegation of rape in Parliament House, he was on the phone to a friend to get cocaine.
The former Liberal staffer's statement is the latest development to the ugly fallout from Walter Sofronoff's inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution.
The minister repeated her assertion that, while she knew about Brittany Higgins' rape allegations before they became public, she hadn't misled parliament.
Text messages leaked to the media may be a deliberate effort to influence a defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann against several media outlets, the Federal Court has heard.
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann says he has not ruled out pursuing defamation action against Brittany Higgins over claims he raped her in Parliament House.
The ACT's Director of Public Prosecutions has gone on leave after a bruising cross-examination at an inquiry into the investigation and trial of former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann.
Steven Whybrow said he wasn't happy with a public statement given by ACT chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold on the day the DPP announced it would not proceed with a retrial.
A lawyer defending lawsuits brought by Bruce Lehrmann against media who reported Brittany Higgins' claim she was raped by a co-worker at Parliament House wants him to give a sworn statement of what he says happened.
The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) is investigating how Brittany Higgins' private information was leaked to the media during Bruce Lehrmann's trial.
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann faces the prospect that two late-filed defamation cases over media reports regarding the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins could be dismissed.