Brittany Higgins has lodged an appeal against a WA Supreme Court judgement that she defamed former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds in social media posts.

Justice Paul Tottle found Ms Higgins had defamed Ms Reynolds, and ordered she pay $315,000 in damages and more than $26,000 in interest.

The ruling last month followed a trial in Perth last year in which Ms Reynolds accused her former staffer of conducting an orchestrated campaign to end her political career.

Reynolds vindicated in defamation battle, but at what cost? Photo shows A woman wearing glasses and a light blue top speaks to journalists.

Former senator Linda Reynolds has won her defamation case against her ex-staffer Brittany Higgins, but the emotional and financial toll of the three-year legal battle has been immense for b

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