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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.

The New Daily

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

The Guardian - AU

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'.

The Canberra Times

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.

The New Daily

‘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’

The Guardian - AU

Prosecutor in Lehrmann trial doesn’t rule out chance of political interference

Under questioning, ACT DPP Shane Drumgold qualified his claim police were politically motivated in the Bruce Lehrmann matter, but holds to concerns with respect to other players.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

The New Daily

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

The Guardian - AU

‘Prurient yellow journalism’: Lehrmann inquiry chair lashes coverage by ‘reputable’ journalists

‘A mean and cruel thing to do to somebody. The public interest is not served by the misuse of evidence.’

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‘Unprecedented interference’: chief prosecutor in Lehrmann case says call for public inquiry justified

The inquiry heard Shane Drumgold speak about tensions between the prosecution and police.

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Suffer the little children…

Queensland taxpayers are paying to indemnify church bodies against child abuse claims because insurers won’t, and Clive Palmer’s company Zeph Investments plans to sue Australia for the second time — the first claim seeks $269 billion.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

Police and political conspiracy over Bruce Lehrmann case ‘possible, if not probable’, inquiry told

ACT director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold tells inquiry of his concerns over the ‘passion’ a number of officers held about the case not proceeding

The New Daily

Police ‘had a passion’ for Lehrmann prosecution to fail

The ACT's top prosecutor says he faced unprecedented pressure from police not to proceed with a retrial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins.

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‘Cavalier attitude’: Lehrmann prosecutor accused of breaching the law, misleading the court (again)

More damaging revelations about chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold, who defended his position by pointing to ‘unsophisticated’ police corruption.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labor confirms welfare payment increase; Melbourne lockdown residents compensated; and Game of Thrones prequel paused

Albanese government to release detail of welfare payment rises along with rest of budget at 7.30pm AEST

The Canberra Times

'Atomic-level stupidity': Disclosure of Higgins counselling notes questioned

Shane Drumgold SC has also come under fire after criticising police.

ABC News

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold defends decision to block police report during Bruce Lehrmann's trial

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold called police officers investigating the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins "boofheads", Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer tells an inquiry.

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‘Boofheads’: Director Of Public Prosecutions Accuses Police Of Sabotaging Brittany Higgins

The DPP has launched an inquiry into the police's treatment of Higgins, accusing them of "unsophisticated corruption" and "atomic-level stupidity".

The Guardian - AU

Detective who investigated Bruce Lehrmann rape allegations said he would resign if accused found guilty, inquiry hears

Senior police officer said he thought Lehrmann was innocent of raping Brittany Higgins, barrister Steven Whybrow claims

The New Daily

Police talk might have ‘crushed’ Higgins: Prosecutor

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold denies he kept evidence from Bruce Lehrmann's defence because he knew it would "crush" Brittany Higgins.

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