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Teen who died after being hit by wing mirror of van as she got off school bus was 'in prime of her life'

No criminal prosecution will arise out of the death of Aisling Kennedy, 13, an inquest has heard.

Irish Mirror

Taiwan’s ruling party rocked by sexual harassment claims

President apologises for second time in a week as politics and media embroiled in #MeToo allegations

The Guardian - UK

Man accused of flying drone over Dublin Airport has charge upgraded and could face jury trial

Following submissions from defence solicitor Donal Quigley, the judge removed one condition that barred the accused from going within two kilometres of the airport without garda permission.

Irish Mirror

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Lehrmann inquiry exposes delicate balance of justice

After 13 days of public hearings, an inquiry is about to consider what went wrong during Canberra's biggest trial in years.

The New Daily

Case of man accused of murdering stepdad in Wexford heard in underground carpark of courthouse

The accused is further charged with two counts of attempting to escape from Enniscorthy Garda Station while in garda custody

Irish Mirror

Attorney-General apologises to Ryan Kimball's family after media reveals decision not to appeal

Graeme Kimball learnt Queensland's Attorney-General would not appeal the sentence given to the 17-year-old driver of the car his son was a passenger in when journalists called him.

ABC News

Senior cop fronts inquiry on Higgins case file error

A police error which saw former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' counselling notes being provided to the defence team is to be examined

The New Daily

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Lehrmann inquiry: what's a director of public prosecutions or DPP? A legal expert explains

Australian public prosecutors are far less visible than defence lawyers, judges and police, yet they are the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system.

The Conversation

Lehrmann prosecutor 'blurred lines' for police: inquiry

An independent inquiry into how the justice system handled Brittany Higgins' rape allegations is examining why police are confused on when to charge a suspect.

AAP

Taiwan’s choice: who will replace Tsai Ing-wen as president amid China tensions?

The presidential election in 2024 will be decided by 23.5 million people voting on a range of issues, but how each party intends to deal with China looms large

The Guardian - AU

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.

ABC News

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

The Guardian - AU

DPP hits back at Met chief by suggesting police are not bringing enough cases

Max Hill’s comments follow Sir Mark Rowley accusing the Crown Prosecution Service of ‘cherry-picking’ easy cases to boost its conviction rates’

Evening Standard

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

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Kinahan enforcer who nailed man to kitchen floor jailed over money laundering

Mr Justice Tony Hunt at the Special Criminal Court said that Gerard Mackin handled the money "in the context of some form of serious organised criminality in the Limerick area"

Irish Mirror

Kinahan enforcer Gerard Mackin - who nailed man to kitchen floor - jailed over possession of crime cash

While the sum of money, €4,780, was 'at the lower end of the scale' the judge said the circumstances were not and Mackin's previous conviction for assault causing harm is 'relevant to this case'

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.

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Raymond and Jennie Kehlet, Stacey Thorne among 64 WA cold cases given $1 million reward

An additional 60 unsolved missing and murdered persons cases in WA, including those of amateur prospectors Raymond and Jennie Kehlet, will attract rewards of $1 million each for information that results in a conviction.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold admits he should have done more to correct reporting of Lisa Wilkinson's Logies speech

Media reports at the time claimed journalist Lisa Wilkinson had been given a clear direction from the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions not to give the speech, which her lawyer disputes.

The Hindu

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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.

Irish Mirror

Garda to face criminal prosecution over pursuit of infamous N7 robbery gang who died in head-on smash fireball

Dean Maguire, 29, Karl Freeman, 26, and Graham Taylor, 31 were killed instantly when their BMW vehicle burst into flames following a crash with a truck while they were driving on the wrong side of the carriageway

Newcastle Herald

Plastic surgeon used Snapchat to procure and pay six underage girls for sex, police allege

Double Bay doctor Richard Paris Sackelariou remains behind bars.

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