"Former government staffer Brittany Higgins says Linda Reynolds referring to her as a “lying cow” is “incredibly hurtful” and is threatening to pursue legal action if the defence minister does not apologise.
Scott Morrison was forced on Thursday to defend the besieged defence minister after a news report revealed she had referred to her former staffer Higgins as a “lying cow”.The prime minister said the utterance was made in the heat of the moment, in a private setting.
The Australian reported that Reynolds had made the remark in her office in front of current staff on 15 February. The newspaper reported that the derogatory observation was made in the open part of the office, and that staff later expressed concern about it. Reynolds later apologised to her staff."
