Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has settled defamation action against News Life Media.
No compensation was paid to Mr Lehrmann as part of the out-of-court settlement, but News Life Media did agree to pay some of Mr Lehrmann's legal costs in the now-abandoned defamation proceedings.
Mr Lehrmann took the action in the Federal Court over an interview journalist Samantha Maiden conducted with Brittany Higgins, who alleged she was raped at Parliament House.
Mr Lehrmman was later charged over the alleged rape but his trial was abandoned and there are no findings against him.
He maintains his innocence.
Earlier this year, he won the right to sue News Life Media and Maiden for defamation, even though his case was lodged outside the usual time limit.
Today, the Federal Court revealed the case had ended.
News.com.au, which published the original articles, has not taken down the stories from its website, instead publishing an editor's note that reads:
"Bruce Lehrmann commenced defamation proceedings claiming that this article accused him of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins.
"These proceedings were discontinued and settled on terms satisfactory to Mr Lehrmann and the publisher of this website.
"News.com.au notes that a criminal charge of sexual assault was brought against Mr Lehrmann and later dropped.
"News.com.au does not suggest that he was guilty of that charge."
News.com.au's editor-in-chief Lisa Muxworthy said no apology was issued to Mr Lehrmann or correction made to the stories and no damages were paid to Mr Lehrmann.
Mr Lehrmann is still taking action against Network Ten over a similar interview and the ABC over a National Press Club address by Ms Higgins.
Those cases are set for a hearing later in the year.
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