Lehrmann trial
Damning findings against Shane Drumgold in Lehrmann inquiry
ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold, SC, lied to the Supreme Court in the lead-up to the rape trial of former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann, a report into the handling of the high-profile case has found.
- by Angus Thompson
Latest
Lehrmann inquiry findings could be hidden for weeks
Former Queensland Supreme Court judge Walter Sofronoff KC is due to hand his findings on Monday, but an ACT government spokesperson said Chief Minister Andrew Barr was intending to table the report to parliament when it next sits in late August.
- by Angus Thompson
Shane Drumgold accused of acting ‘outside authority’ over murder charge direction
The controversial ACT prosecutor who oversaw the Bruce Lehrmann trial has been accused by police of acting outside his authority in another matter last year.
- by Angus Thompson
‘Punitive’: Reynolds accuses attorney-general of prejudice over Lehrmann inquiry
The former minister says Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus denied her bid for a Commonwealth funded lawyer throughout the Lehrmann inquiry.
- by Angus Thompson
Top prosecutor mulled charging Lehrmann himself, inquiry told
Evidence presented to an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial says the ACT’s Director of Public Prosecutions pondered circumventing police.
- by Angus Thompson
Analysis
Workplace culture
The lesson of the week? Handle dangerous material with care
Anthony Albanese and the Labor leadership could turn the blowtorch on Dutton next week, but the more important point is that Australians were badly served by the Coalition’s determination to reopen old wounds.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Political leadership
Nobody needed four days of bloodsport over Brittany Higgins claims
Four days of bloodsport in parliament over the claims and counter claims in the Brittany Higgins case have shed little light, only prolonged the agony for all.
- by David Crowe
How Brittany Higgins’ leaked texts opened yet another sorry chapter
The leaking of Brittany Higgins’ phone records has sparked debate about the ethics of reporting them and the damage to the justice system – and relaunched a political brawl.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Workplace culture
Hope for Parliament House’s improved culture turns to rubble
Politicians have again proven to Australians that federal parliament is a toxic environment that can bring out the worst in all who work there.
- by David Crowe
Morrison, Gallagher deny misleading parliament over Higgins rape allegation
Scott Morrison and Katy Gallagher have both denied misleading the parliament over what they knew about Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation.
- by James Massola and Paul Sakkal
Exclusive
Courts
Lehrmann court leak of Wilkinson recordings referred to police
Leaked recordings of a meeting involving Brittany Higgins and Lisa Wilkinson have been referred to police to investigate whether a contempt of court has been committed.
- by Angus Thompson and James Massola