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Lehrmann to seek trial without jury on rape allegations

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann will seek a judge-alone trial, which is granted for complex cases or when there has been significant publicity.

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Bruce Lehrmann seeks judge-only trial for Toowoomba rape charges

Former Liberal staffer has been indicted over alleged rape in Queensland city in October 2021 and is yet to enter a plea

The Guardian - AU

A renegade, a courtroom star, an objector: Welcome to the pointy end of our Shitstirrers Index

‘If calling out genocide, racism and hypocrisy makes me a shitstirrer, then I’ll wear the badge with pride.’

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Ten and Wilkinson urged to resolve Lehrmann costs spat

The judge who dealt Bruce Lehrmann's defamation blow has lost his wish to wrap Ten and Lisa Wilkinson's dispute about legal costs of the case before Christmas.

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2024 WRAPPED: The Biggest, Best & Most Bonkers Stories Of The Year

From the Eras Tour to Reesa Teesa to the rat boy phenomenon, it’s been a big year.

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Friday essay: ‘rape is civil war’ – the unfinished business of #MeToo opens radical conversations about consent

Almost from the moment #MeToo burst into public consciousness back in 2017, commentators have looked for signs that it’s over. But in 2024, it’s big news yet again. A man who has bragged about sexual assault, and has been found liable for sexual abuse by a jury, has just been…

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Secret Lehrmann barrister doesn't want to be 'trolled or harassed', court told

Counsel wants to remain anonymous until appeal gets official date.

The Canberra Times

Morning Mail: America goes to the polls, Shane Drumgold rues media ‘hysteria’, Netanyahu sacks defence minister

Voting has begun in the US presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann's barrister hides identity to avoid 'trolling'

Bruce Lehrmann will need to wait the better part of a year to appeal his defamation suit loss but the barrister due to represent him won't be revealed.

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Bruce Lehrmann set to haunt the headlines a whole lot longer

‘Lehrmann is targeting the finding of rape, as he must, but on a technical ground that promises an interesting appeal hearing (interesting in the legal sense, not the human one).’

Crikey

Afternoon Update: supermarkets blame others in fake discounts case; Pelicot to testify in French mass rape trial; and a chocolate taste test

ACCC lodges fresh legal documents showing more than 250 items which it alleges had prices briefly raised before being ‘discounted’

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann Avoids Paying $200k To Network 10, Gets The Green Light To Launch Appeal

Bruce Lehrmann avoided a $200,000 security payment, green lighting his appeal against the findings of his defamation case. More details here.

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Bruce Lehrmann allowed to continue appeal in failed defamation action as judge pauses $2m costs order

Lehrmann has sought to appeal against his defamation loss to Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson but his lawyer said he was unable to afford his legal costs

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Critical judgement clears path for Lehrmann to appeal rape finding

The cash-strapped former staffer wins a major legal battle.

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Lehrmann wins right to appeal without $200k wallop

Bruce Lehrmann can pursue an "arguable" appeal of his defamation loss without stumping up a $200,000 security payment, a judge has said.

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann prosecutor Shane Drumgold and the case that rocked his career

The former DPP seems to be out of the legal woods after several cases involving police, a federal minister, the Sofronoff inquiry and ACT’s bar association

The Guardian - AU

Horsing around: King Charles’ visit gets hearts racing at News Corp but SMH falls short of royal treatment

Daily Telegraph talks up chances Charles will attend the Everest. Plus: ABC splashes cash on redesign

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The Canberra Times

'That was a mistake': Barr admits he should not have appointed Sofronoff

Chief Minister made the admission during a leaders' debate.

The Guardian - AU

ACT Bar Association dismiss misconduct accusations against Lehrmann trial prosecutor Shane Drumgold

Drumgold says he has ‘always maintained that [his] conduct has been proper and appropriate’

The Canberra Times

Former top prosecutor cleared of misconduct allegations

'My conduct has been proper and appropriate," Shane Drumgold says.

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‘Bullying tactic’: Network Ten wants assurances in Lehrmann appeal battle

Lawyers for Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson argue Bruce Lehrmann voluntarily started the case that made him ‘Australia’s most hated man’.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Bruce Lehrmann ‘arguably Australia’s most hated man’; shooters to target feral cats; and a punk fish that prefers to walk

Lehrmann’s lawyer, Zali Burrows, said her client is too ‘scared’ to attend court since becoming ‘arguably Australia’s most hated man’

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann unemployable and may need to go on OnlyFans ‘or something silly like that’ to make money, lawyer tells court

Federal court hears Lehrmann cannot pay security bond for appeal as his only shot at making money could be going on OnlyFans

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Bruce Lehrmann Is So Broke, Lawyers From His Shitshow Defo Case Assume There’ll Be ‘No Recovery’

Bruce Lehrmann's saga under the spotlight has continued, with his appeal lodge being stalled by a security payment order.

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