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Senior cop denies officers were 'unsupportive' of Brittany Higgins during investigation into alleged rape

Detective Superintendent Scott Moller refutes suggestion having five police officers surround Ms Higgins after she gave a second police interview went against their usual victim-centric approach.

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Native forests one of the winners from a tough Victorian state budget

The Guardian - AU

Senior ACT police officer was ‘immediately suspicious’ of Brittany Higgins’s rape allegation, inquiry told

Det Supt Scott Moller says he did not understand why Higgins wanted to ‘involve the media’ before giving formal statement to police

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'Bit unfair': Senior cop hits back at criticism of scathing Higgins report

Scott Moller was responding to suggestions it was 'one-sided'.

The Canberra Times

Australian climber dies on Everest; NSW officer guilty of assaulting Indigenous boy; and Guy Pearce returning to Neighbours

Jason Kennison’s ascent of world’s highest mountain came 17 years after he was told he might never walk again

The Guardian - AU

Inquiry hears senior police officers were under 'significant pressure' to charge Bruce Lehrmann

ACT Detective Superintendent Scott Moller tells the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann that he was under pressure from Brittany Higgins, the media and other police members to charge Mr Lehrmann.

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Photo on The Australian front page ‘risks interfering’ with Lehrmann probe, head of inquiry says

Walter Sofronoff KC tells inquiry he had written to the editor of the Australian to understand why the paper ran photograph of Shane Drumgold on page one, but conceded it might serve a valid journalistic purpose

The Guardian - AU

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Police did not believe evidence was sufficient to take Bruce Lehrmann to trial, inquiry hears

AFP’s Scott Moller says he charged Lehrmann on advice of DPP despite investigators not thinking Brittany Higgins’s allegations reached threshold for prosecution

The Guardian - AU

Senior police officer in Lehrmann case to front inquiry

Police investigators who responded to Brittany Higgins' rape allegation will face questioning at an inquiry into how the justice system handled the matter.

The New Daily

Senior officer admits mistake in Higgins investigation

Police officers erred by providing Brittany Higgins' counselling notes to lawyers in an evidence brief, an inquiry has been told.

AAP

ABC argues Brittany Higgins broadcast did not identify Bruce Lehrmann and could not have defamed him

ABC says press club address could not have been defamatory even if Lehrmann’s identity already widely known

The Guardian - AU

ABC files defence in defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann over National Press Club broadcast

The ABC will argue the broadcast of a National Press Club address by Brittany Higgins was a "fair report of proceedings of public concern" and also rely on defences of qualified privilege and innocent dissemination in its case.

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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.

The New Daily

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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The Guardian - AU

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

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The New Daily

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.

ABC News

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.

The Guardian - AU

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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The Guardian - AU

‘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.

The New Daily

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.

The New Daily

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 Guardian - AU

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.

The Canberra Times

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

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

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