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Bruce Lehrmann, a former Liberal staffer, has given evidence in court denying allegations of rape made by Brittany Higgins at Parliament House. He is suing Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson over a broadcast where Higgins made the allegation. In his testimony, Lehrmann admitted giving incorrect evidence to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) during an interview about the incident. He has maintained his innocence and there have been no findings against him after a criminal trial was abandoned last year. During cross-examination, Lehrmann acknowledged having bottles of alcohol on his desk in a previous office but claimed he did not drink during work hours and had taken them home at the end of the day. He also denied making any inappropriate advances towards Higgins and claimed he only went to Parliament House to collect his house keys, which he had left behind in the office. Additionally, Lehrmann criticized Network Ten's request for comment before their broadcast of The Project and claimed he did not receive any communications before the broadcast. Finally, Justice Michael Lee reminded viewers of the live stream that they were prohibited from making any recordings or photographs of the proceedings after two breaches yesterday on social media platform X.