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Lehrmann revealed as high-profile man charged with rape

Bruce Lehrmann, a former federal coalition government ministerial staffer, can now be identified as a previously unnamed man facing rape charges in Queensland.

AAP

How Bruce Lehrmann’s media interviews cost him his anonymity in Toowoomba rape case

The ‘high-profile man’ has been identified after TV appearances about the Brittany Higgins case came back to burn him

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann revealed as high-profile man charged with Toowoomba rape

Changes to Queensland law allow for naming of Lehrmann, who was thrust into national spotlight after being accused of raping Brittany Higgins, a claim he strenuously denied

The Guardian - AU

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Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten take ‘cooperative approach’ to defence of Bruce Lehrmann defamation claim

Wilkinson is suing Network Ten in another court in dispute over more than $700,000 in legal costs in Lehrmann case

The Guardian - AU

Judge 'not sure why' Wilkinson action in separate court than Lehrmann suits

The TV personality is suing Ten for more than $720K in legal costs.

The Canberra Times

Wilkinson sues Ten for Lehrmann defamation suit costs

TV presenter Lisa Wilkinson claims Network Ten has refused to pay her legal bill of over $723,000 as she defends a defamation case by Bruce Lehrmann.

AAP

Lisa Wilkinson sues Network 10 over legal bills for Bruce Lehrmann defamation suit

The media identity is seeking more than $700,000 from her employer, claiming they reneged on an agreement to cover her legal costs in Lehrmann’s defamation case

The Guardian - AU

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Concern over inquiry's document handling as Sofronoff used personal email

No documents show how Walter Sofronoff provided a copy of the report to journalists.

The Canberra Times

Court to discuss merging Reynolds' two defamation cases

Brittany Higgins may face repeated cross-examination in court, depending how the defamation cases taken by her former boss Senator Linda Reynolds proceed.

AAP

Timeline set down for Shane Drumgold's legal challenge

A date has been set for the ACT's ex-top prosecutor Shane Drumgold's bid to overturn findings against him after the inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution.

AAP

Victorian judge to oversee ex-DPP Drumgold's legal bid

A Victorian Supreme Court judge has been put forward to oversee a legal challenge by the ACT's former top prosecutor against the territory's government.

AAP

Interstate judge to hear Shane Drumgold’s challenge to Bruce Lehrmann inquiry

Decision over judicial review of Sofronoff inquiry made after concerns of a potential conflict within ACT legal fraternity

The Guardian - AU

'I just find it very hard to talk about it without getting emotional': top journalists reveal their trade secrets to Leigh Sales

Journalist Samantha Maiden won Australia’s top award in journalism, the Gold Walkley, in 2022 for her coverage of the Brittany Higgins case. When talking to Leigh Sales about the experience of covering this story, for Sales’ new book, Storytellers, she found herself in tears.

The Conversation

'Cannot condone a cover-up': Judge slams police 'lawlessness'

'The end does not justify the means,' she said, taking aim at a detective.

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The Guardian - AU

The Higgins-Lehrmann case has become a lawyers’ feast. Can we expect more litigation?

Each new development sparks more legal action, and we may not have seen the last of it

The Guardian - AU

Shane Drumgold is taking legal action over the Sofronoff inquiry. What could happen next?

Outgoing DPP asks for judicial review one month after report into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case was leaked to media

The Guardian - AU

Shane Drumgold says Bruce Lehrmann prosecution inquiry failed to give him fair hearing and breached law

ACT government also reveals Sofronoff report appeared to present paragraph from Australian newspaper as opinion of NSW supreme court judge

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Alan Joyce grilled at Senate inquiry; record number of Australians facing mortgage stress; and Murray cod numbers dwindle

Almost one-third of mortgage holders are at risk of mortgage stress – worse than at the height of the global financial crisis in 2008

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The Canberra Times

Stoush brews over expert evidence as Lehrmann, Higgins confirmed to testify

Network Ten wants to rely on a report about false rape claims being rare.

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann defamation case: Network 10 lawyers seek to use evidence on rarity of false rape complaints

Lehrmann’s legal team flag ‘lengthy’ cross-examination of Brittany Higgins ahead of defamation trial against two broadcasters

The Guardian - AU

Mark Humphries’ comedy sketch cut from 7.30 in ABC’s latest cost-cutting drive

Satirical sketches axed due to ‘tight budgetary environment’. Plus: ABC managing director David Anderson gains another term

The Guardian - AU

The predictable backlash after the recent fallout from the Lehrmann trial can’t undo #MeToo’s momentum

If we look at the charred landscape in full we can see our progress in Australia has been remarkable

The Canberra Times

Who knew what and when? How the Sofronoff report leak unfolded

Leaks like this in the ACT are rare. The way the report came to light became its own story.

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins accuses police of ‘absolutely awful’ treatment during investigation of rape allegations

Higgins says police ‘made me feel violated at every turn’ in response to story on Sofronoff inquiry in The Australian

The Canberra Times

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

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

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