Canberra chief justice says current laws left her unable to punish juror whose actions caused trial over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins to be abandoned The ACT’s attorney general, Shane Rattenbury, says his government will “carefully” consider comments about its jury
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We still have our humanity despite repeated attempts to extinguish it. We will persist because we are built different The most confronting part of writing an opinion piece about violent Indigenous deaths is that they’re timeless. There are sound legal reasons why
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The man who has denied he raped Brittany Higgins is facing the prospect of another trial after a juror brought academic papers on sexual assault into the jury room Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and
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Lawyers for the former military lawyer withdrew an application for protection after government sought to quash testimony Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The man who blew the whistle on alleged war crimes committed by
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Higgins spoke to media after trial of Lehrmann was aborted by judge following discovery that a juror brought outside research into jury room Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or
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The trial of Lehrmann for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, which he denies, was sensationally aborted after the jury had deliberated for a week Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free
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Court hears juror brought in research paper on sexual assault while considering verdict. Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty to raping Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019 Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news
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The attorney general must discontinue the case against the former military lawyer and fix federal whistleblowing law Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast After more than a decade of secrecy and silence surrounding the conduct
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Annastacia Palaszczuk says the restrictions will be removed this year to comply with Opcat treaty Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Queensland will introduce legislation that
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The head of a team of United Nations torture experts speaks exclusively to the Law Report about the decision to suspend inspections of detention facilities in Australia. And, in a court or tribunal hearing, can one side use secret evidence that the other
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