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The Latest Breaking News from Bruce Lehrmann

Shane Drumgold is taking legal action over the Sofronoff inquiry. What could happen next?

Outgoing DPP asks for judicial review one month after report into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case was leaked to media

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The Guardian - AU

Outgoing ACT prosecutor sues over Lehrmann inquiry

Shane Drumgold resigned as director of public prosecutions in August after a board of inquiry, set up by the ACT government, made adverse findings against him.

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Shane Drumgold says Bruce Lehrmann prosecution inquiry failed to give him fair hearing and breached law

ACT government also reveals Sofronoff report appeared to present paragraph from Australian newspaper as opinion of NSW supreme court judge

The Guardian - AU

'Legally unreasonable': Drumgold sensationally accuses inquiry of bias

The outgoing top prosecutor is seeking to quash the inquiry's findings.

The Canberra Times

'Wrong as a matter of logic': Acting DPP addresses criticism of sex offence cases

He says it is wrong to think all acquitted people should never have stood trial.

The Canberra Times

Afternoon Update: Alan Joyce grilled at Senate inquiry; record number of Australians facing mortgage stress; and Murray cod numbers dwindle

Almost one-third of mortgage holders are at risk of mortgage stress – worse than at the height of the global financial crisis in 2008

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Stoush brews over expert evidence as Lehrmann, Higgins confirmed to testify

Network Ten wants to rely on a report about false rape claims being rare.

The Canberra Times

Bruce Lehrmann defamation case: Network 10 lawyers seek to use evidence on rarity of false rape complaints

Lehrmann’s legal team flag ‘lengthy’ cross-examination of Brittany Higgins ahead of defamation trial against two broadcasters

The Guardian - AU

The predictable backlash after the recent fallout from the Lehrmann trial can’t undo #MeToo’s momentum

If we look at the charred landscape in full we can see our progress in Australia has been remarkable

The Guardian - AU

Jail break for Julian Assange?

Washington’s ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy says it’s possible Julian Assange could get a David Hicks-style plea deal to let him come back to Australia, and Bruce Lehrmann reckons he should get $6 million compensation because he ‘may never work again’.

Crikey

Who knew what and when? How the Sofronoff report leak unfolded

Leaks like this in the ACT are rare. The way the report came to light became its own story.

The Canberra Times

On Brittany Higgins and the weaponisation of leaked personal data

Plus: why a small regional Queensland town trended on TikTok over the weekend.

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Brittany Higgins accuses police of ‘absolutely awful’ treatment during investigation of rape allegations

Higgins says police ‘made me feel violated at every turn’ in response to story on Sofronoff inquiry in The Australian

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Afternoon Update: CBA makes record profit; Home Affairs’ ChatGPT bungle; and France prepare for Matildas

Australia’s biggest lender posts $10.16bn cash profit even as more of its customers succumb to rising borrowing rates

The Canberra Times

'Violated at every turn': Higgins blasts 'absolutely awful' police

She cited an incident in which she accuses five officers of 'belittling' her.

Crikey

Who to trust now everyone’s a player in the Lehrmann-Sofronoff-Drumgold circus?

The public is entitled to have little faith in anyone connected with the whole saga when they all appear to have an agenda.

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Morning Mail: consultants criticised over gas plan role, ‘ghost flights’ revealed, France to face Australia in World Cup quarter-final

EY did not disclose work for gas giant to NSW officials; Qatar Airways exploits loophole with ‘ghost flights’

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ACT attorney general fears scrutiny of Lehrmann case has had ‘chilling effect’ on potential rape complaints

Shane Rattenbury concerned low rates of reporting of sexual assault allegations in ACT largely unaddressed after Sofronoff inquiry

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Sofronoff pulls out of event; Melbourne’s mystery ‘meteor’; and the brilliance of a Matildas star

Head of ACT inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann prosecution will no longer attend event to discuss ‘presumption of innocence’

The Canberra Times

'Patently serious': Drumgold would need approval to continue being barrister

Findings about him are of 'grave' concern to the ACT Bar Council.

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann case shouldn’t shake faith in justice system, police union says

Association chief urges community to come forward with complaints as fallout from Sofronoff inquiry into ACT prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann continues

The Canberra Times

Police chief commits to process reform, urges sex assault victims to report

Mistakes were made, but ACT police chief will improve investigative processes

The Guardian - AU

Walter Sofronoff cancels Queensland Media Club event discussing ‘presumption of innocence’

Head of ACT inquiry was scheduled to front ‘Politics, journalism and social media v The presumption of innocence’ event alongside News Corp journalist

The Canberra Times

Findings will patch pressure cracks in ACT justice system: Rattenbury

'In the sober light of day, I think a lot of people will take a lot from this report.'

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