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The Latest Breaking News from Janet Albrechtsen

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

Albrechtsen gets lost, another indie swallowed, and MPs schtum on video game shindig

Plus, are potentially catastrophic spills now so common that they barely merit a mention?

Crikey

Afternoon Update: Wong alarmed by Middle East ‘escalation’; RBA holds cash rate; and Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ discovered

Foreign affairs minister says 2024 is on track to be the deadliest year on record for aid workers

The Guardian - AU

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Albrechtsen more interested in a ‘fair’ Lehrmann trial than Higgins’ alleged rape, columnist tells News Corp event

Opinion writer from The Australian tells colleagues much of the media appear to have applied ‘believe all women’ only to Brittany Higgins

The Guardian - AU

‘I’ll send you the transcript’: emails and texts between head of Lehrmann inquiry and News Corp columnist revealed

Message chain shows Walter Sofronoff sent transcripts and ‘strictly confidential’ information to Janet Albrechtsen

The Guardian - AU

Supreme Court publishes messages between Sofronoff and News Corp

Texts and emails between Sofronoff and The Australian revealed.

The Canberra Times

What have we learnt from the Reynolds v Higgins defamation saga?

The defamation case between Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins is drawing to a close. Here’s a clarifier on everything we’ve gleaned from the trial.

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Nine text messages that reveal how the Bruce Lehrmann saga unfolded in the media

Crikey brings you the story behind the story.

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New files to be released in Drumgold case against 'biased' report

The documents have previously not been available to media.

The Canberra Times

Linda Reynolds praises ‘fair and balanced’ Albrechtsen – but reveals she is no fan of Samantha Maiden

Liberal senator gives evidence at defamation trial about why she chose to leak confidential information to the Australian columnist. Plus: Four Corners to air exposé on Seven

The Guardian - AU

Higgins' papers leaked to expose 'corruption': Reynolds

Senator Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial she was exposing corruption when she sent confidential documents about Brittany Higgins' payout to media.

AAP

As News Corp rages over Laura Tingle, Sharri Markson bewails an ‘explosion of racism’ across Australia

Murdoch’s empire down under has been quietly reorganised – with a long, slow cull of journalists expected to follow

The Guardian - AU

ACT's top judge on Lehrmann trial, media circus and 'that' defamation case

Chief Justice speaks her mind after jurisdiction is publicly bulldozed.

The Canberra Times

Corruption watchdog investigates Lehrmann inquiry head

The ACT Integrity Commission will investigate the conduct of Walter Sofronoff, who led a board of inquiry into the criminal prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.

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The Canberra Times

Walter Sofronoff's actions 'may constitute corrupt conduct': watchdog

An investigation into the board of inquiry chair's actions is underway.

Crikey

Basil Zempilas promises to ban social media for under 16s in front of a cavalcade of right-wing stars

The ‘Australia: The Road Ahead’ conference featured no shortage of libertarian ‘thought leaders’. But what was their agenda?

The Guardian - AU

‘Climate denial’ ad pulled from The Australian after being labelled ‘deceptive’

Advertisement from IPA-linked Climate Study Group claimed fossil fuel use would not damage the environment. Plus: Janet Albrechtsen holds forth on the importance of not taking sides

The Canberra Times

Bruce Lehrmann's trail of destruction through the ACT

Harsh spotlight exposed cracks. How are they being patched?

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The Guardian - AU

How are we to understand the pervasive journalistic arrogance of the Bruce Lehrmann imbroglio?

The defamation case against Network Ten revealed media mediocrity plus a lack of self-awareness and humility. Many journalists should have known better

Crikey

Which media companies have been caught up in the Bruce Lehrmann saga?

It’s increasingly difficult to keep track of just how many media companies have been sucked into the ‘radioactive snowball’ that is the Lehrmann circus.

Crikey

1984 reasons conservatives should stop quoting George Orwell

All Orwell references are equal, but some are more equal than others for News Corp papers lifting the writer’s words for right-wing ends.

Crikey

‘Queen of woke’: Commentariat loses the plot over our new G-G

Samantha Mostyn helped drive the AFLW, supported the Voice and has a history in the ALP. Guess how the right took her appointment as governor-general?

Crikey

Sam Kerr’s slur stirs ‘reverse racism’ row

The media has a myriad of hot takes on Sam Kerr’s ‘stupid white bastard’ comment, Australian news companies might get compensation when AI is trained on their content, and a man has been charged with Samantha Murphy’s murder.

Crikey

Brittany Higgins taken to hospital after mediation talks

Brittany Higgins was taken to emergency following mediation talks with Linda Reynolds, only a quarter of Closing the Gap targets are on track, and Anthony Albanese is being accused of locking some ministers out of decision-making.

Crikey

What should we make of Walter Sofronoff’s contact with News Corp’s Janet Albrechtsen?

It’s not a clean win for Shane Drumgold, but then again nobody ever wins in this messy affair.

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