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My alternative person of the year is Gisele Pelicot, centre, but my object of the year is the camera her husband used to record her many rapes, allowing her ultimately to bring him and 50 other men to justice; the other objects, clockwise from bottom left, are: Donald Trump’s ear bandage; Raygun’s Olympic uniform; the planter box that took down Barnaby Joyce; police officer Amy Scott’s courage award; Bruce Lehrmann’s metaphorical hat; and the bullet casings left behind by alleged killer Luigi Mangione.

The objects of 2024 and the people they made – or brought down

We know the supposed Person of the Year, but let’s look at the objects of 2024 – from the planter box that brought down Barnaby Joyce to the video camera that brought 51 men to justice.

  • Julia Baird

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Bruce Lehrmann, left, with John Macgowan, arriving at court in 2022.

National Anti-Corruption Commission raided home of Bruce Lehrmann

Search warrants seen by this masthead show officers were authorised under the Crimes Act to search for “documents concerning any submarine deal”.

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David Sharaz, Brittany Higgins and Linda Reynolds.

Higgins ‘steadfast in truth’ after Reynolds alleges plan to damage her career

The former defence industry minister is suing Brittany Higgins for defamation over July 2023 social media posts.

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Brittany Higgins leaves the Federal Court last year.

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If we want to make the silence of Parliament House bystanders a prosecutable offence, we must also ask: who are we at risk of silencing in the process?

  • Madison Griffiths
Inquiry chair Walter Sofronoff will be investigated by the ACT corruption watchdog.

Corruption watchdog investigates Lehrmann inquiry head

The conduct of former judge Walter Sofronoff, who presided over an inquiry into the criminal prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann, will be investigated by the ACT’s corruption watchdog.

  • Andrew Brown
Bruce Lehrmann leaves the Federal Court in Sydney after losing his defamation case on April 15.

‘No real winners’: Judge rules on multimillion-dollar costs of Lehrmann case

Bruce Lehrmann brought his defamation case on a “knowingly false” basis, Justice Michael Lee said, as he made a costs order in Ten and Lisa Wilkinson’s favour.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
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Suzie Miller at Cicciolina in St Kilda.

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The award-winning playwright is not only changing lives, she’s changing the law.

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Cads, you’re on notice – we now have a contemporary definition of rape

The Lehrmann defamation ruling will change society, thanks to Justice Michael Lee’s distinction between a cad and a rapist.

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Justice Michael Lee is considered by advocates to have called out rape myths in his judgment in the Lehrmann v Network Ten case.

I was raped and didn’t speak up. Thanks to Justice Lee, these days I might

In the weeks since Justice Michael Lee’s ruling in the Lehrmann defamation case, I have felt lighter than I have in decades.

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David Sharaz, Brittany Higgins and Linda Reynolds (right) are entwined in defamation proceedings in WA.

Reynolds to continue defamation action despite apology

MP Linda Reynolds has vowed to continue with a suit against Brittany Higgins if Higgins continues to claim there was a political cover-up over her rape.

  • Paul Sakkal

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