Bruce Lehrmann will have three days to convince a judge to throw out the finding that he likely raped his colleague Brittany Higgins in parliament house as he takes his appeal to court today; Tasmania's returned minority Liberal premier has declared he wants to get on with the job after a snap election and weeks of political uncertainty finally came to an end this week; Israel is studying Hamas' response to a Gaza Strip ceasefire proposal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the hostages still held in the enclave; The tenth Women's Rugby World Cup, which opens in England this weekend, looks set to smash attendance records and set a very high bar for Australia when we host the event in 2029; Kristin Davis has revealed that she was once set up on a date with Friends star Matthew Perry

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Bruce Lehrmann will have three days to convince a judge to throw out the finding that he likely raped his colleague Brittany Higgins in parliament house as he takes his appeal to court today; Tasmania's returned minority Liberal premier has declared he wants to get on with the job after a snap election and weeks of political uncertainty finally came to an end this week; Israel is studying Hamas' response to a Gaza Strip ceasefire proposal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the hostages still held in the enclave; The tenth Women's Rugby World Cup, which opens in England this weekend, looks set to smash attendance records and set a very high bar for Australia when we host the event in 2029; Kristin Davis has revealed that she was once set up on a date with Friends star Matthew Perry
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The Quicky News: Wednesday August 20th 2025

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