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Bruce Lehrmann inquiry: Senior officer held serious concerns about perceptions of collusion with defence

AFP acting assistant commissioner tells inquiry she was concerned police and defence counsel interactions were feeding ‘conspiratorial ideas of collusion’

The Guardian - AU

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

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.

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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

Top ACT police investigator was concerned by 'perceptions' officers were colluding with Bruce Lehrmann's lawyers

Commander Joanne Cameron tells an ACT board of inquiry that she warned her officers not to contact Mr Lehrmann's lawyers during his trial.

ABC News

Bruce Lehrmann investigation team confused about legal test to charge suspect, inquiry told

Emma Frizzell, a senior constable with the Australian federal police, told an inquiry she realised over the past few weeks she was wrong about what was needed to charge a suspect

The Guardian - AU

Police confused about charges test: Lehrmann inquiry

An officer who investigated ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' rape allegations conceded her understanding of the test to charge a suspect was incorrect.

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Police officer who led investigation into Brittany Higgins's rape allegation reveals he is sexual assault survivor

Detective Superintendent Scott Moller tells an ACT board of inquiry that he was sexually assaulted 45 years ago.

ABC News

Bruce Lehrmann inquiry hears ACT least likely in nation to lay charges in sexual assault cases

Detective also questioned over liking a social media post that said ‘Lerhmann is innocent until proven otherwise’ but denies it demonstrates bias

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann detective accused of bias on ‘liked’ comment

The lead investigator of ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' rape allegations says he should not have 'liked' a social media comment favouring Bruce Lehrmann.

The New Daily

Lehrmann case cop rejects bias claim on 'liked' comment

The lead investigator of ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' rape allegations says he should not have 'liked' a social media comment favouring Bruce Lehrmann.

AAP

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

Afternoon Update: Government grilled over Kathryn Campbell’s $900k job; Victoria to end native timber logging; and Qantas’s record profit

Native forests one of the winners from a tough Victorian state budget

The Guardian - AU

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

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'Bit unfair': Senior cop hits back at criticism of scathing Higgins report

Scott Moller was responding to suggestions it was 'one-sided'.

The Guardian - AU

Australian climber dies on Everest; NSW officer guilty of assaulting Indigenous boy; and Guy Pearce returning to Neighbours

Jason Kennison’s ascent of world’s highest mountain came 17 years after he was told he might never walk again

ABC News

Inquiry hears senior police officers were under 'significant pressure' to charge Bruce Lehrmann

ACT Detective Superintendent Scott Moller tells the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann that he was under pressure from Brittany Higgins, the media and other police members to charge Mr Lehrmann.

The Guardian - AU

Photo on The Australian front page ‘risks interfering’ with Lehrmann probe, head of inquiry says

Walter Sofronoff KC tells inquiry he had written to the editor of the Australian to understand why the paper ran photograph of Shane Drumgold on page one, but conceded it might serve a valid journalistic purpose

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The Guardian - AU

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 New Daily

Senior police officer in Lehrmann case to front inquiry

Police investigators who responded to Brittany Higgins' rape allegation will face questioning at an inquiry into how the justice system handled the matter.

AAP

Senior officer admits mistake in Higgins investigation

Police officers erred by providing Brittany Higgins' counselling notes to lawyers in an evidence brief, an inquiry has been told.

The Guardian - AU

ABC argues Brittany Higgins broadcast did not identify Bruce Lehrmann and could not have defamed him

ABC says press club address could not have been defamatory even if Lehrmann’s identity already widely known

ABC News

ABC files defence in defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann over National Press Club broadcast

The ABC will argue the broadcast of a National Press Club address by Brittany Higgins was a "fair report of proceedings of public concern" and also rely on defences of qualified privilege and innocent dissemination in its case.

The New Daily

ABC denies Higgins’ address concerned Bruce Lehrmann

The ABC has denied a speech by Brittany Higgins was about Bruce Lehrmann as the broadcaster seeks to toss the ex-Liberal staffer's defamation case against it.

AAP

ABC denies Higgins' address concerned Bruce Lehrmann

The ABC has denied a speech by Brittany Higgins was about Bruce Lehrmann as the broadcaster seeks to toss the ex-Liberal staffer's defamation case against it.

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