Commentary Brittany Higgins has crashed from her pedestal, potentially bringing with her key government ministers. The silencing of proper public debate about the weaponization of this pivotal rape case has ended, revealing widespread community contempt about the way this has all been handled. When we look back at what caused it all to fall apart,…
Higgins’s Saga Comes Crashing Down
Commentary Brittany Higgins has crashed from her pedestal, potentially bringing with her key government ministers. The silencing of proper public debate about the weaponization of this pivotal rape case has ended, revealing widespread community contempt about the way this has all been handled. When we look back at what caused it all to fall apart,…
Justice Stands Between Freedom and Tyranny
Commentary Integral to the integrity of our society, based as it is on the rule of law, is the behaviour and competence of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Revelations and accusations about the behaviour of the Australian Capital Territory’s DPP should send alarm bells ringing for all Australians. His behaviour and professionalism have come…
Here Come the Higgins Copycats
Commentary While our country recovers from the COVID lockdown years, across Australia there are thousands of families who look back to 2021 as the start of a very different nightmare—the year their sons were accused of sexual assault. This is the legacy of the media hype around Brittany Higgins. There’s a flood of copycat cases…
‘No Room’ for Media to Influence Jury’s Judgement on Sexual Assault Cases: Legal, Media Experts
Legal and media experts in Australia have weighed in on the high-profile sexual assault trial of former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins, saying the media should “have no room” in the jury’s judgment in order to have a fair trial outcome. The comment comes after the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court delayed Higgins’ trial until…
‘Extreme’ Media Attention Delays Trial of Brittany Higgins’ Rape Allegation, Justice Says
The trial of the man accused of sexually assaulting former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has been delayed after television host Lisa Wilkinson praised Higgins in her acceptance speech at an Australian TV award. Australian Captial Territory Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucy McCallum on Tuesday said the “extreme” media attention around the matter would undermine a…
Why UK Conservative MP Arrested For Rape Has Not Been Identified
The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has urged a Conservative MP who was arrested on May 17 over a rape allegation dating back more than a decade to stay away from Parliament during the police investigation. But many people not versed in English law have been wondering why the individual in…
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