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Bruce Lehrmann trial: jury told they are not ‘answerable to public opinion’ as deliberations begin

ACT chief justice Lucy McCallum sums up case and directs jurors to ignore significant media interest in trial over alleged rape of Brittany Higgins

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

Second week of Bruce Lehrmann rape trial sees his police interview and parliamentary witnesses testify in ACT Supreme Court

Bruce Lehrmann faces the second week of his trial for allegedly raping his former colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

ABC News · Oct 14, 2022

Brittany Higgins due to resume evidence in Bruce Lehrmann trial

ACT chief justice Lucy McCallum tells jury former government staffer is due before the court on Friday

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2022

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Lehrmann's trial continues without Higgins

Former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins is unavailable to give evidence in court as a trial continues for the man she accuses of rape.

AAP · Oct 10, 2022

Brittany Higgins unavailable to give evidence but Bruce Lehrmann trial to continue, court told

Chief justice Lucy McCallum tells jury other witnesses to be called as rape trial enters second week

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

BMX pro refused bail as judge finds chance of child sex appeal success 'very low'

The former Fast & Furious stuntman will remain behind bars serving his jail sentence.

The Canberra Times · Oct 6, 2022

Man stands trial for rape in Australian Parliament House

A judge reminded potential jurors of the importance of impartiality at the rape trial of a former Australian government staffer

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

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Trial of Brittany Higgins's alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann begins in ACT Supreme Court

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann appears in court, charged with raping his then colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in March 2019.

ABC News · Oct 4, 2022

Bruce Lehrmann accused in court of lying about why he went to Parliament House on night of alleged assault

Trial of Lehrmann, who denies allegations he sexually assaulted Brittany Higgins in 2019, begins in ACT supreme court

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

Bruce Lehrmann’s trial for alleged rape of Brittany Higgins to begin in Canberra

Chief justice Lucy McCallum to preside over two-month trial in ACT supreme court which had been delayed due to pretrial publicity

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2022

ACT Judge Says Brittany Higgins’s Twitter Followers Should Excuse Themselves From Trial Jury

"What I'm trying to flush out is anyone who has effectively indicated that... they're a champion of the cause."

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 24, 2022

Secrecy push despite Collaery charge drop

The attorney-general is pushing to further redact a court judgment which ruled the case of Bernard Collaery wouldn't be heard in near total secrecy.

AAP · Sep 24, 2022

'Waste of court time': Collaery fights continued govt secrecy push

One of the whistleblower's barristers says arguing again about the level of redaction to be applied to a key judgement is "as good as a pointless exercise".

The Canberra Times · Sep 23, 2022

Secrecy push despite Collaery charge drop

The attorney-general is pushing to further redact a court judgment which ruled the case of Bernard Collaery wouldn't be heard in near total secrecy.

AAP · Sep 23, 2022

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The Canberra Times · Sep 23, 2022

Child abuse offender avoids time behind bars as judge finds 'exceptional circumstances'

The former public servant has been sentenced to a two-year intensive correction order.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2022

Brittany Higgins’s Twitter followers may have to excuse themselves from jury, judge says

ACT chief justice says potential jurors who have seen Higgins speak publicly on the allegations must ‘search their souls’ about impartiality in case against Bruce Lehrmann

AAP · Sep 23, 2022

Marchers unlikely to be on rape trial jury

ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum says potential jurors in the Brittany Higgins case will need to "search their souls" to ensure they're impartial.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Canberra man sentenced to more time in jail over 'depraved and premeditated' sexual abuse of daughter

A Canberra man who raped his own daughter during custody visits is jailed for an extra three years after the ACT Court of Appeal found his original sentence was "manifestly inadequate".

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The Canberra Times · Sep 21, 2022

'Delusional' dad has 'unjust' sentence for repeated rapes of daughter extended

His initial 12-year jail term has been increased to 15 years behind bars.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022

Brittany Higgins to take stand in Bruce Lehrmann rape trial

Former Liberal staffer to give additional evidence to court alongside her complaints to police and a reporter about the alleged 2019 sexual assault at Parliament House

The Canberra Times · Sep 17, 2022

Former public servant's 'chilling' reason for child sex offending

The former Defence IT worker said he "didn't know how serious the sentence was", a court has heard.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

Judge in Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape case doesn’t want pre-trial issues to ‘kibosh’ October start date

Lawyers for accused Bruce Lehrmann, who is pleading not guilty, indicate plans to subpoena police for document as judge warns against ‘chasing’ minor cross-examination points

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

Canberra man who killed disability advocate Sue Salthouse to be released from jail in six weeks

Mitchell Laidlaw is sentenced by the ACT Supreme Court to a two year and three month prison sentence, but will only spend three months there before serving the rest with a good behaviour order.

The Canberra Times · Aug 9, 2022

Brawling youths 'a problem in this city', judge says as skatepark stabber sentenced

The offender, who was acquitted of a murder charge, received a partially suspended jail term for an associated stabbing.

ABC News · Aug 9, 2022

17-year-old boy acquitted of murder at Weston Creek Skate Park sentenced for other stabbing during same fight

A boy who pleaded guilty to stabbing another boy at the Weston Creek Skate Park brawl in 2020 is sentenced to 13 months in prison and given a good behaviour order.

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