Higgins saga’s unsatisfactory end | The Australian Brittany Higgins arrives at court. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gary Ramage 12:00AM DECEMBER 10, 2022 The rule of law, including the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial, is one of Australia’s fundamental values, along with democracy and free speech. It sets our nation apart from totalitarian
JANET ALBRECHTSEN – STEPHEN RICE The Australian The Australian The ACT’s chief police officer has signalled he wants the planned public inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s rape trial to examine the behaviour of Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC and an alleged contempt of court by Brittany Higgins, as the rift between Territory police and
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
…… 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