Bruce Lehrmann cleared to proceed with defamation case appeal

Bruce Lehrmann will be able to appeal the result of his failed defamation case after a federal court judge dismissed an application to have him pay a 'security of costs' upfront. Mr Lehrmann lost his case against network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson when justice Michael Lee found on the balance of probabilities the former liberal staffer had raped Brittany Higgins at parliament house.