Four Corners’ Brittany Higgins report reaches 708,000 metro viewers

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The ABC’s Four Corners’ report on former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins’ allegation of sexual assault by a colleague in parliament house drew 708,000 metro viewers on Monday night, pushing the public broadcaster to a 14.5% primary channel share.

The episode, titled ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’, examined the path of information following the alleged assault, and uncovered who knew what about the incident, and when, and how a cover-up was undertaken.

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