Brittany Higgins teams up with a close ally to launch a new business as more details about her exciting new life emerge.
The former political operative uploaded a series of photos to Instagram on Tuesday to show off her lavish new rental home on the Gold Coast.
Mrs. Higgins recently moved into the beachfront rental with her fiancé David Sharaz and their dog Kingston after she received a large, confidential settlement payment from taxpayers following her allegations that she was raped in Parliament House in 2019.
A new company called Power Blazers Pty Ltd was registered in February and lists Mrs Higgins as a director alongside her father Matthew and close friend Emma Webster, a lobbyist at political advisers Hawker Britton, The Australian’s margin call reported.
Ms Higgins was regularly flanked by Ms Webster at the ACT Supreme Court during the 2022 trial of her accused rapist before it was later cut short.
Brittany Higgins (right) teams up with lobbyist Emma Webster (left) to form Power Blazers Pty Ltd.
When ACT’s Director of Public Prosecutions announced that the case would be dropped over fears that a new trial would pose a ‘significant and unacceptable risk’ to Ms Higgins’ mental health, it was Webster who immediately released a statement revealing that her friend had been committed to a Queensland prison. Hopital.
Mrs Webster is also an old friend of Mr. Sharaz who was previously the lobbyist helped him work up the courage to ask Mrs. Higgins out.
Since then, she (Webster) has been our go-to person: from helping me compose an email to hem Brittany’s pants. She’s not a friend, she’s actually part of our relationship,” Sharaz wrote on Instagram.
Webster was also present at the National Press Club in Canberra when Ms Higgins delivered a powerful speech with former Australian of the Year Grace Tame a year ago.
Webster is still listed as a director of Hawker Britton.
Webster previously worked for former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Victorian Prime Minister Dan Andrews and ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr.
There had previously been speculation that Ms Higgins could join former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate, who now heads Team Global Express.
Ms Higgins and Mr Sharaz recently moved from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, two months after he proposed to her on New Year’s Eve in Byron Bay.
Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz love their new life on the Gold Coast
Lobbyist and former government employee Emma Webster (right) hugs girlfriend Brittany Higgins after her powerful speech at the National Press Club
“Home sweet home,” Ms Higgins captioned the post, with a selfie and multiple images of a nearby beach and a now-deleted photo of a shiny jeep parked outside.
Ms. Higgins also included a photo of her new living room, adorned with designer furnishings, including a $500 white velvet mirror and a $330 decorative end table.
Her mother Kelly Higgins, who is a real estate agent, commented: “It’s exactly what you deserve my angel.”
‘A beautiful house in a beautiful location. Lots of great memories to share and create. Miss you already xx.”
Mr. Sharaz, who quit his job at Southern Cross Austereo in mid-February, posted his own photo of a beach near their new home with the caption, “No, I don’t miss the 9-5.”
David Sharaz, who recently quit his job in Brisbane, posted a photo of a beach near their new home – with the caption ‘No I don’t miss the 9-5’
Ms Sharaz worked for Southern Cross Austereo for two years – first as a breakfast newsreader and then as part of the Queensland news operations – before suddenly leaving last month.
He later uploaded photos with colleagues at his farewell party. One of them tagged him in an Instagram post, with the caption, “Goodbye, my favorite gossip.”
While his LinkedIn profile still says he works at the company’s Brisbane office, his Twitter bio has been edited to say “GONE.”
After news of his sudden departure from the company broke, Ms. Higgins urged her audience to “read between the lines,” adding, “Nobody leaves their job without a job to walk into.”
Ms Higgins announced in February that she was moving out of her home in Brisbane to complete her law degree at Bond University on the Gold Coast.
In December, she reached a settlement with the Commonwealth for an undisclosed sum after seeking damages for sexual harassment, discrimination and negligence.
The months-long ACT Supreme Court trial against her alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann collapsed last October.
She had alleged that Mr Lehrmann raped her in Parliament House in March 2019 after a night out. He had pleaded not guilty and has consistently denied the charges.
Brittany Higgins posted a photo of her new living room, featuring a $500 velvet mirror (pictured)
She also posted a photo of her fiancé David Sharaz standing by their new home on the Gold Coast
The trial was aborted due to misconduct by a juror.
In December, ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC dropped the case altogether, citing concerns about Ms Higgins’ mental health.
Last month, she refuted claims that her payout was worth $3 million — insisting she received “much less” and threatening legal action if the figure was repeated.
Mr Lehrmann has filed a defamation suit against Channel 10, Lisa Wilkinson and news.com.au in Federal Court for publishing stories about Ms Higgins’ allegations in February 2021.
He was not identified in the TV interview or online article, but he claims his family and former colleagues were able to identify him as the alleged rapist.
Mr. Lehrmann will be heard in court for the first time later in March.
He has always strenuously denied all allegations against him by Mrs. Higgins.
Ms Higgins has announced on Twitter that she is willing to testify at the trial.