Police doubted Brittany Higgins but case was ‘political’

According to diary notes, the most senior police officer on the Brittany Higgins case believed there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Bruce Lehrmann but could not stop the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions from proceeding. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage EXCLUSIVE By JANET ALBRECHTSEN COLUMNIST  @jkalbrechtsen and STEPHEN RICE NSW EDITOR  @riceyontheroad 6:58AM DECEMBER 3, 2022

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Fifty worst cases in 10 days: how the Family Court fixed itself

The court was dealing with entrenched conflicts lasting up to six years. Then judges were flown in with a mission to sort them out. Australian Financial Review Family law: Chief Justice Will Alstergren decided to tackle 50 of the ‘worst’ cases and sort them out (afr.com) Michael Pelly Legal editor Nov 25, 2022 – 12.45pm

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Crisis – domestic violence

Open in app or online Crisis! Robert Franklin Dec 1     Save   What’s the latest crisis?  Nothing new, actually; it’s been around so long that it can’t meaningfully be called a crisis.  But that doesn’t deter one UN agency from considering it one anyway.  I refer of course to the issue of domestic

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Sexual assault charge against Bruce Lehrmann expected to be dropped

Courier Mail Brittany Higgins: Charge expected to be dropped against Bruce Lehrmann | The Courier Mail Sexual assault charge against Bruce Lehrmann expected to be dropped Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, is set to have the charge against him dropped in a major new development. Samantha Maiden

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Domestic violence in NSW in the wake of COVID-19: Update to December 2020

  Domestic violence in NSW in the wake of COVID-19: Update to December 2020 Domestic violence in NSW in the wake of COVID-19: Update to December 2020   Author Karen Freeman and Felix Leung Published June 2021 Report Type Bureau Brief No. bb154 Subject Domestic violence; Socioeconomic factors and crime Keywords COVID-19; Coronavirus; domestics violence; family

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FITTING END TO MEDIA TRIAL

The Australian 29/10/22 Janet Albrechtsen   The press conference by Brittany Higgins after Chief Justice Lucy McCallum declared a mistrial points to a legal system in capitulation to forces that do not respect the rule of law, a justice system cowering in the face of trial by media. This trial ended, fittingly, as it began,

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Australia Unveils National Plan to End Violence Against Women ‘In One Generation’

https://www.theepochtimes.com/australia-unveils-national-plan-to-end-violence-against-women-in-one-generation_4800549.html The Australian federal, state, and territory governments released a national plan to end domestic violence against women and children within a generation. The National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children, released on Oct. 17, provides a 10-year blueprint to end “gender-based violence.” Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said it was vital that

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PLEDGE TO END DV WITHIN GENERATION

…… and so it continues unabated End DV within a generation but only against women and children.   https://todayspaper.theaustralian.com.au/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=b4ad5d83-4e87-49bd-a3ed-bd423d8188d8   PLEDGE TO END DV WITHIN GENERATION   ROSIE LEWIS   The federal and state governments have vowed to end violence against women and children “within a generation”, as they release a national plan that focuses

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BRITISH NURSE ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF NEWBORN BABIES

…and women don’t kill!  BRITISH NURSE ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF NEWBORN BABIES https://todayspaper.couriermail.com.au/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=c9f9b541-bd9e-4c0f-9c30-8a3f66084e18 LONDON: A neo-natal nurse accused of poisoning newborns with insulin has gone on trial in the UK charged with the murder of seven babies in her care and the attempted killing of 10 others. Lucy Letby, 32, has denied murdering five

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Criminalising “Coercive Control” with a seven year sentence!

COERCIVE CONTROL LAW ‘WILL SAVE LIVES’ READ MARK SPEAKMAN’S ARTICLE THEAUSTRALIAN.COM.AU OR THE APP SARAH ISON https://todayspaper.theaustralian.com.au/…/article… NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman says a bill introduced to parliament on Wednesday, making the state the first jurisdiction to criminalise coercive control, could mean “the difference between life and death”. Mr Speakman said it could help prevent tragedies

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