Former defence minister’s application to have former staffer bankrupted has been approved in a Western Australian court

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Brittany Higgins has been bankrupted by her former boss, bringing Linda Reynolds one step closer to discovering where her former political staffer’s $2.4m compensation payout went.

Reynolds, a former Liberal senator, launched bankruptcy proceedings in October against Higgins after successfully suing her for defamation.

Source: Guardian - World News