The ACT Integrity Commission is assessing corruption allegations regarding Walter Sofronoff, over claims he disclosed information to the media during the inquiry he oversaw into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial. Mr Sofronoff was last year tasked with examining whether the investigation and trial against Mr Lehrmann, over BrittanyContinue Reading
The ACT Integrity Commission is assessing corruption allegations regarding Walter Sofronoff, over claims he disclosed information to the media during the inquiry he oversaw into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial. Mr Sofronoff was last year tasked with examining whether the investigation and trial against Mr Lehrmann, over BrittanyContinue Reading
Thousands of public servants could get their chance at a four-day work week as the ACT government considers ways to cut workloads for the civil service. The territory agreed earlier this month to set up a working group from 2024 that will create a road map for a four-day workContinue Reading
The nation’s final Covid-19 era leader has declared he is “energised and ready to go” in 2024 following Annastacia Palaszczuk’s shock resignation on Sunday. Announcing a surprise reshuffle of his cabinet on Monday, ACT’s Chief Minister Andrew Barr said that the past two years have been a difficult time forContinue Reading
The head of the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann has denied breaking the law after giving two journalists the report’s findings before the ACT government made it public. Walter Sofronoff KC admitted to regularly briefing journalists during the course of inquiry and to handing his final report toContinue Reading
Walter Sofronoff KC, the man who led the inquiry into the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, has hit back at criticism of his decision to provide an embargoed copy of his report to journalists as “baffling”. The head of an independent inquiry has previously confirmed in writing that he provided anContinue Reading
Shane Drumgold SC’s legal future is in doubt after the ACT Bar Association signalled the findings of a high-profile inquiry could hinder his ability to practise. Mr Drumgold resigned as the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions last week after the inquiry into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann’s rape trial madeContinue Reading
The ACT Chief Minister has declined to rule out charges for the man responsible for prosecuting Bruce Lehrmann’s aborted rape trial. The Government are also looking into the decision by Walter Sofronoff KC, tasked with conducting an inquiry into last year’s trial, to ‘leak’ the Board of Inquiry report toContinue Reading
ACT chief minister Andrew Barr has unloaded on the former Queensland Supreme Court judge Walter Sofronoff KC for leaking his own report to journalists revealing he is not ruling out referring the matter to an integrity commission. But the ACT Government is resisting calls to launch a new probe intoContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann has revealed he is preparing to lodge a multimillion-dollar claim for compensation against the ACT Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). As the inquiry into his prosecution and the trial by Walter Sofronoff KC was handed to the ACT government, the former Liberal staffer who hasContinue Reading