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ABC denies Higgins’ address concerned Bruce Lehrmann

The ABC has denied a speech by Brittany Higgins was about Bruce Lehrmann as the broadcaster seeks to toss the ex-Liberal staffer's defamation case against it.

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ABC denies Higgins' address concerned Bruce Lehrmann

The ABC has denied a speech by Brittany Higgins was about Bruce Lehrmann as the broadcaster seeks to toss the ex-Liberal staffer's defamation case against it.

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Gas lobby plans ‘national public awareness campaign’ – as it happened

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ACT’s top prosecutor Shane Drumgold to take leave

ACT DPP Shane Drumgold will temporarily step down from the role, as an inquiry into the handling of a case against Bruce Lehrmann continues.

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ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold temporarily replaced amid Bruce Lehrmann trial inquiry

The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shane Drumgold has been replaced in the position while the board of inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann case continues.

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Afternoon Update: PM dismisses push to cap negative gearing; Wellington hostel fire; and video of US guard killing trans man

Internal push for stronger housing policy reform comes amid fears Labor could bleed inner-city voters to the Greens over issue

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‘Outrageous’ leaks during Bruce Lehrmann trial stoked tensions between prosecution and defence

Documents from inquiry into trial show prosecution raised concerns about news article based on leaked report

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Transcript released to Bruce Lehrmann board of inquiry reveals jurors did not discuss research paper that saw trial abandoned

A transcript of closed proceedings during the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, which has been released to an ACT board of inquiry, reveals the jury never discussed the research paper that saw the case abandoned.

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Lehrmann trial juror ‘deeply sorry’ for misconduct

A juror in Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial who conducted their own research and brought the documents into the deliberation room has apologised for their actions.

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Lehrmann lawyer says prosecutor ‘aligned with Higgins’

Bruce Lehrmann's defence lawyer wanted a decision about a possible retrial to be made by someone other than the ACT's director of public prosecutions.

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Afternoon Update: Turkey and Thailand election results; shipwreck found off Tasmania; and an Australian book banned in Florida

Two-decade rule of Turkish president Erdoğan could be decided in runoff election

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Bruce Lehrmann's barrister Steve Whybrow says he was angered by suggestion he colluded with Linda Reynolds during trial

Bruce Lehrmann's defence barrister Steve Whybrow tells an inquiry into the case that he was angered by the suggestion he colluded with Senator Linda Reynolds during the trial.

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'Pissed off': Barrister's angry email about senator 'coaching' claim

He believes assertions about Senator Linda Reynolds were 'unfair'.

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Lehrmann defence lawyer to front rape trial inquiry

The defence lawyer for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins will front a hearing into how the ACT justice system responded to her allegations.

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‘Corruption’ or ‘stupidity’: prosecutor makes dramatic allegations during week one of Bruce Lehrmann inquiry

Prosecutor Shane Drumgold says police investigating Brittany Higgins’s rape claim relied on inaccurate ‘stereotypes’ and ‘rape myths’

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ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold admits he should have done more to correct reporting of Lisa Wilkinson's Logies speech

Media reports at the time claimed journalist Lisa Wilkinson had been given a clear direction from the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions not to give the speech, which her lawyer disputes.

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Bruce Lehrmann prosecutor concedes he should have made ‘political conspiracy’ backtrack clearer, inquiry hears

Shane Drumgold admits he should have clarified that he no longer held those views

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Lehrmann prosecutor grilled on advice to Lisa Wilkinson

The ACT's top prosecutor believes he warned Lisa Wilkinson against giving a Logies speech about Brittany Higgins, but conceded he should have been clearer.

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Lisa Wilkinson disputes Bruce Lehrmann prosecutor’s claim she was warned over Logies speech

Wilkinson says Shane Drumgold did not tell her publicity over the case posed risk to the trial, contradicting ACT director of public prosecutions

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Afternoon Update: Senate stoush over Labor’s housing bill; Lehrmann inquiry twist; and Google launches AI chatbot in Australia

War of words between Labor and Greens over housing affordability future fund bill devolves into personal attacks

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Lehrmann trial jury ‘inclined to convict’, inquiry told

The ACT's top prosecutor says a juror who would not convict Bruce Lehrmann for rape also derailed the trial by bringing documents into the deliberation room.

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ACT's top prosecutor says he was wrong to suspect federal political interference in Bruce Lehrmann case

Shane Drumgold, the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, tells an inquiry he was mistaken to believe federal politicians had interfered with a rape investigation.

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Juror responsible for Bruce Lehrmann mistrial also held out on conviction, inquiry told

Prosecutor Shane Drumgold claims the juror who brought in outside research papers on sexual assault was not in favour of guilty verdict

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Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer says he demanded that ACT's chief prosecutor stop Brittany Higgins from addressing National Press Club

John Korn, who represented Bruce Lehrmann, recalls his "somewhat inappropriate" advice to the ACT's top prosecutor to prevent a speech at the National Press Club about sexual assault.

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ACT Director of Public Prosecutions tells inquiry he suspected federal politicians may have tried to interfere with Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution

Shane Drumgold tells the ACT Board of Inquiry he had wondered whether government ministers were exerting pressure on police investigators.

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