EXCLUSIVE By JANET ALBRECHTSEN COLUMNIST @jkalbrechtsen and STEPHEN RICE NSW EDITOR @riceyontheroad 8:15AM DECEMBER 15, 2022 The Albanese government muzzled former Liberal minister Linda Reynolds in her defence against Brittany Higgins’ multimillion-dollar lawsuit, threatening to tear up an agreement to pay her legal fees and any costs awarded unless she agreed not to attend a mediation. Ms