A major defamation trial between Brittany Higgins and her former boss Senator Linda Reynolds has finally been given a start date of August 2. Legal teams representing Ms Higgins and the senator met for another directions hearing in the WA Supreme Court on Wednesday to set a start date forContinue Reading
A date has been set for a former Olympic silver medallist and his brother to stand trial over an alleged failed plot to smuggle $200m worth of cocaine into Australia. Former Australian kayaker Nathan Baggaley and his younger brother Dru are both charged with attempting to import a commercial quantityContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The criminal trial of Hunter Biden kicked off on Monday in federal court in Delaware as Prez Joe Biden’s son faces gun charges in ahistoric case that begins four days after Donald Trump became the first former US president to be convicted.Hunter Biden, 54, arrived at the courthouse forContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has sidestepped questions on Donald Trump’s conviction, saying it was a “matter for the US” where he could still be re-elected as president later this year. But the Prime Minister said there would be no effect on Australia’s relationship with the US whether Mr Trump or incumbent DemocratContinue Reading
Five police officers have launched defamation action against the ACT and its former director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold over allegations about their handling of Bruce Lehrmann’s sexual assault trial. The Australian Federal Police officers alleged in a statement of claim they were defamed by Mr Drumgold in a letterContinue Reading
Justice Michael Lee delivered a scathing verdict regarding the conduct of Channel 10 over the decision to green-light Lisa Wilkinson’s infamous Logies speech on the eve of Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial. It was “grossly improper and unjustifiable” he found, because it implied Brittany Higgins’ allegations were true in proximity toContinue Reading
Police are reviewing the leaking of Brittany Higgins’ personal phone records to the Spotlight program in the wake of a Federal Court finding that her alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann was responsible, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw has revealed. Speaking at the national press club on Wednesday, Commissioner Kershaw saidContinue Reading
Peter Dutton had a big takeout after the judge in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial found that Mr Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins on a couch in a cabinet minister’s office. There were no words of support for the young woman who once worked for the Liberal Party, in response to suchContinue Reading
Justice Lee reasoned with conclusive authority that Brittany Higgins has told the substantive truth about what happened inside Parliament House in 2019. Mr Lehrmann raped her. While not a win – a young woman was still raped – this is vindication for Ms Higgins. Justice Lee also addressed a numberContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann reportedly fled to a police station after the adverse judgment in his defamation action against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, and was taken to another location to protect his safety. The Australian reports Mr Lehrmann “sought refuge in a regional police station” and was subsequently transported by officersContinue Reading