The Smear Is the Strategy

A special edition of The Reckoning Room

They called it a scandal.

They said it was political interference.

They said Brittany Higgins was a liar, a manipulator, a pawn.

Turns out: They lied.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has spoken, and the only corruption here is the campaign to discredit a survivor.

But what happened to Brittany is not an isolated case.

It’s a tactic, used across sectors, from politics to unions to public institutions.

👇 Read on for the full breakdown of the NACC ruling, what it reveals about power, and why the smear was always the point.