Lehrmann trial
Sofronoff gave journalists Lehrmann inquiry report before government: ACT
Calls are growing to immediately release the findings of the inquiry into the handling of the rape trial of former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann, after they were leaked to the media this week.
- by Angus Thompson
Latest
‘No stranger to staring down critics’: The former judge behind the Lehrmann inquiry
Walter Sofronoff, KC, has found himself at the centre of a legal and political stoush after his findings in the Lehrmann inquiry made their way into the hands of the media.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
ACT rebukes judge in Lehrmann probe over report leak
The ACT police chief said the leaking of the damning report into the handling of the Lehrmann trial blindsided police and would affect the justice system.
- by Angus Thompson and James Massola
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