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Higgins' story sparks reform conversation

Advocates want reforms to support sexual assault complainants who seek justice after Brittany Higgins' experience showed the personal toll of legal action.

AAP

‘Right to be scared’: Brittany Higgins and the harsh realities about justice and power

Former Liberal staffer’s experience after alleging she was raped is an insight into how powerful institutions react when confronted with such allegations

The Guardian - AU

Push for ‘victim advocates’ to support alleged rape survivors in court following Bruce Lehrmann trial

Former federal court judge says independent advocates needed to ‘hold the hand of the victim-survivor at the time of greatest trauma’

The Guardian - AU

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Prosecutors drop charges against Bruce Lehrmann in Australian parliament rape case

Prosecutors received ‘compelling evidence’ that the ‘ongoing trauma associated with this prosecution presents unacceptable risk to the life of the complainant’

The Independent UK

Two clear lessons from the abandoned Bruce Lehrmann trial

The sensational decision to abandon the trial of Bruce Lehrmann accused of raping Brittany Higgins leaves us with two clear lessons

The New Daily

Documents show other Lehrmann allegations

Other women reported sexual assault and harassment allegations against a man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in 2019, court documents show.

AAP

Afternoon Update: No retrial for Bruce Lehrmann; Chris Dawson sentenced; and viva magenta colour of the year

ACT prosecutors drop charges against Lehrmann citing risk to health of Brittany Higgins posed by a second trial

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Push for national reforms in rape cases

Prosecutors have dropped the case against Brittany Higgins' accused rapist due to the impacts on her mental health and advocates say urgent reforms are needed.

AAP

Lehrmann trial discontinued: when prosecution isn't in the public interest

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shane Drumgold today announced that the charges against Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019, have been withdrawn.

The Conversation

Prosecutor drops Australian Parliament House rape charge

An Australian prosecutor says he dropped a rape charge against a former government adviser because of the life-threatening trauma a trial would cause the woman allegedly assaulted in a Parliament House office

The Independent UK

Australian prosecutors drop parliament rape case

Australian prosecutors said on Friday they will drop the high-profile case of a former government adviser accused of sexually assaulting a colleague in parliament, because the trial was severely harming the complainant's mental health.

Reuters

Lehrmann retrial abandoned because of 'a significant and unacceptable risk' to Brittany Higgins' life

The plan for a second trial of Bruce Lehrmann has been dropped after expert medical advice warned it posed a “significant and unacceptable risk” to Brittany Higgins’ life.

The Conversation

Lehrmann case dropped over 'unacceptable risk' to Brittany Higgins

The ACT's top prosecutor says medical evidence shows it is no longer in the public interest to pursue a retrial.

Newcastle Herald

ACT Prosecutor Confirms Charges Against Bruce Lehrmann Will Be Dropped

The trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the man charged with the rape of Brittany Higgins in 2019, has been dropped due to concerns for Higgins' health.

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Rape charge dropped against Bruce Lehrmann, who was accused of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold says the charge will be dropped because it is "no longer in the public interest to pursue a prosecution at the risk of the complainant's life".

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann retrial won’t proceed after prosecutors drop charges for alleged rape of Brittany Higgins

Decision announced by director of public prosecutions means retrial of Lehrmann, who pleaded not guilty, will not go ahead

The New Daily

Watch: Bruce Lehrmann trial reports, Chris Dawson to be sentenced, Industrial relations bill

Watch: The re-trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins, is expected to be abandoned, and charges against him dropped today.

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins: prosecutor to make announcement about retrial of Bruce Lehrmann

Director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold is expected to make a statement on Friday morning

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AAP

Prosecution drops Bruce Lehrmann rape case

The man accused of raping Brittany Higgins will not face a retrial because of the impacts renewed proceedings would have on her mental health.

The New Daily

Secret Bruce Lehrmann hearing scheduled for December

On December 2, an application in the hearing of the Bruce Lehrmann trial will be held behind closed doors.

ABC News

Closed hearing to be held in trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins

The ACT Supreme Court confirms it will hear an application relating to the trial on December 2 and that media and members of the public will not be allowed to attend.

The Canberra Times

Court to hear secret application in Parliament House rape case

The courtroom will be closed to everyone except court officers, lawyers and parties to the case.

The Guardian - AU

Lisa Wilkinson quits The Project citing ‘relentless, targeted’ media toxicity

Presenter says she is stepping down from hosting Channel Ten show after five years, saying the past six months have taken a toll on her and those close to her

The Canberra Times

ACT proposes changes to Evidence Act ahead of Lehrmann retrial

The Director of Public Prosecutions said there was a need for an "urgent amendment".

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