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Lawyers want Kurri Kurri manslaughter charge thrown out

Robert Raymond Dennehy, 50, is listed to face a two-week trial in Newcastle District Court.

Newcastle Herald

'Violated at every turn': Higgins blasts 'absolutely awful' police

She cited an incident in which she accuses five officers of 'belittling' her.

The Canberra Times

Taiwan’s #MeToo movement has enmeshed politicians and celebrities – but a culture of silence endures

Parliament has strengthened three laws on harassment and abuse but activists say deference to elders is holding back progress

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ACT chief minister accuses Walter Sofronoff of breaching ‘good faith’ by speaking to journalists during Lehrmann inquiry

Andrew Barr accuses head of inquiry of a ‘lapse of judgment’ and raises prospect of prosecution over leaks

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann trial judge says criticism of lawyers has become ‘oppressive and unfair’ in rare warning

ACT supreme court chief justice Lucy McCallum’s statement comes as government prepares to release report into Lehrmann’s prosecution

The Guardian - AU

It’s important to get a grip: we haven’t actually seen Walter Sofronoff’s report yet

DPP Shane Drumgold, who prosecuted the ACT trial of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations against Bruce Lehrmann, has been blindsided without an opportunity for response

The Guardian - AU

Head of inquiry into Lehrmann prosecution released report to media without authorisation

Walter Sofronoff KC provided copies under embargo to ABC and the Australian, but ACT spokesperson said release ‘affected the inquiry process’

The Guardian - AU

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ACT inquiry finds decision to prosecute Bruce Lehrmann was justified but DPP failed in key areas

The report, which the ACT government has not yet released publicly, found Shane Drumgold breached his duties on multiple occasions

The Guardian - AU

‘A Trojan horse’? Taiwanese islands weigh plan for ‘peace bridge’ to China

Proposal to create demilitarised zone on Kinmen islands reflects feeling that close ties with Beijing are inevitable

The Guardian - UK

Irene White's husband says he'll defend innocence if he's charged over her brutal murder

EXCLUSIVE: “There's unanswered questions. It just doesn’t seem to make sense, you know what I mean - any of it."

Irish Mirror

Prosecutors seek Greta bus driver's medical, employment records

The 58-year-old had been taking dozens of wedding guests from a lush Hunter Valley estate to the groom and bride's hometown of Singleton.

Newcastle Herald

Taiwan's #MeToo movement is making a resurgence as accusations hit politics, TV and schools

Taiwan is facing a long-delayed reckoning with sexual harassment and sexual violence

The Independent UK

Clare Nowland: family sues NSW government after 95-year-old allegedly Tasered in nursing home

Exclusive: civil proceedings against the state were initially filed while aged care resident was still fighting for her life in hospital

The Guardian - AU

Any charges for Daryl Maguire over Icac findings of ‘serious corrupt conduct’ may take years

Case against former MP for Wagga Wagga may take up to two years to be assessed because director of public prosecutions cannot simply use Icac evidence

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Icac’s Operation Keppel report into Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire: what we know so far

The long-awaited findings from the corruption watchdog report have finally been released. Here’s what Icac found and what happens next

AAP

Derision over 'cowardly' Lawyer X investigator decision

The state government's decision to disband a probe into Victoria's Lawyer X scandal has been met with criticism from former judges and legal experts.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer failed to consult watchdog about new role after leaving CPS

Exclusive: Labour leader did not contact Acoba about taking up role at top firm in 2014, it has emerged

The Guardian - AU

Lawyer X scandal: special investigator’s office closes with chances of prosecution ‘effectively nil’

Head of OSI argued any further work would be a ‘waste of time’ but Victorian attorney general says decision to lay charges rests with the DPP

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No charges over Lawyer X as investigator's office shut

Disgraced barrister Nicola Gobbo and the police who used her as an informant will not face criminal charges as a special investigator's office is scrapped.

Dublin Live

Minister insists Dermot Kennedy's comments would not be considered hate speech

Following singer Dermot Kennedy's apology to the Travelling Community, some online commentators suggested that the singer could have been sent to prison for five years if Justice Minister Helen McEntee's hate crime legislation was enacted

Irish Mirror

McEntee says Dermot Kennedy would not be penalised under hate crime legislation

EXCLUSIVE: Following singer Dermot Kennedy's apology to the Travelling Community, some online commentators suggested that the singer could have been sent to prison for five years if Justice Minister Helen McEntee's hate crime legislation was enacted

The Guardian - AU

Should Victoria’s DPP have laid charges over Lawyer X scandal?

Even if the state’s top prosecutor thinks evidence may not be optimal for conviction, she would have a duty to hand this to a jury

Al Jazeera

Netflix show unleashes wave of MeToo allegations in Taiwan

Self-ruled island’s reckoning with sexual harassment and assault has been a long time coming.

Dublin Live

George Nkencho: GSOC to send file to DPP as family releases statement

27-year-old George Nkencho was shot to death by a member of An Garda Siochana outside his home in west Dublin in 2020

Irish Mirror

George Nkencho family react as GSOC sends file to DPP over fatal garda shooting

Mr Nkencho, 27, was killed outside his west Dublin home in December 2020 after being shot multiple times by members of a Garda armed support unit

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