The trial of Bruce Lerhmann -  the man accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins - has been aborted.

After the highly publicised trial, the jury had been deadlocked for days.

And a cruel twist, after Chief Justice Lucy McCallum had insisted the jury to come to a unanimous decision - juror misconduct was the apparent reason.

To take us through what this means now is The West’s legal affairs editor Tim Clarke.

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