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Janet Albrechtsen is an opinion columnist with The Australian. She has worked as a solicitor in commercial law, and attained a Doctorate of Juridical Studies from the University of Sydney. She has written for numerous other publications including the Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sunday Age, and The Wall Street Journal.

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Thank God for Lisa’s Logies speech: Lehrmann lawyer

Steven Whybrow says ‘#MeToo, has in many respects, metastasised into, for a lot of people, #BelieveAllWomen’, outlining how the Logies speech helped his client.

Janet Albrechtsen

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: Stephen Whybrow in his chambers at Key Chambers law firm in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Verdict first, trial later’: rule of law under threat

The presumption of innocence and the right to due process have been dangerously warped by the #MeToo movement, Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer Steven Whybrow SC has claimed | WATCH

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 2: Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold SC reads a statement to the media in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Did DPP succumb to #MeToo zealotry?

What on earth explains the long list of rash and ill-conceived decisions by Shane Drumgold? Did political pressures ensnare him? Incompetence? Any mix of these is a dangerous concoction.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA. NCA NewsWire Photos. MAY 11TH, 2023. ACT DPP Shane Drumgold enters the Bruce Lehrmann Inquiry today. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Dylan Robinson

Sofronoff Inquiry exposes deficit of trust

The first full week of hearings into the ACT criminal justice system has raised a host of profound concerns.

Janet Albrechtsen

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 07, 2022: Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann appeared in court for day four of the trial. Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of the sexual assault of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins at the Magistrates Court in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

CCTV footage ‘disappeared’, Drumgold claims

A serious rift developed between Shane Drumgold and police following the DPP’s allegation of ‘missing’ CCTV footage of Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - MAY 10, 2023: ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC enters the Bruce Lehrmann Inquiry at the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Dylan Robinson

Everyone loses when faith in justice is at risk

There are no winners in a case such as this but the more significant loss would be to our faith in the criminal justice system if a DPP does not exercise his powers properly | WATCH VIDEO

Janet Albrechtsen

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Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC is the first witness to appear before an inquiry into how criminal justice agencies handled the Bruce Lehrmann case. Picture: Supplied.

How often can a DPP fall short of his duties?

The recurring question, even at this early stage, is how often can a prosecutor fall short of his duties before he is judged to have failed in his role as minister of justice?

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 13, 2022:**WARNING**-Do not publish until speaking to Perry - suppressed until Higgins finishes all evidence date TBA***Bruce Lehrmann left court with his solicitor Rachel Fisher, Chief defender Steven Whybrow and Katrina Musgrove on day eight of the trail.Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of the sexual assault of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins at the Magistrates Court in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

DPP accused of withholding key Higgins files

Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer says the withheld police documents exposed discrepancies in Brittany Higgins’s rape claims.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 27, 2022:An upset Brittany Higgins with her partner David Sharaz left the Magistrates Court in Canberra. Her mum Kelly Higgins was with her.Bruce Lehrmann is the man accused of the sexual assault of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins. He left with his lawyers at the Magistrates Court in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Shock police dossier of ‘inconsistencies’ raises stakes

Shane Drumgold sensationally claims police tried to sabotage rape case against Bruce Lehrmann by heightening Brittany Higgins’ distress | READ THE FULL DOSSIER

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08-05-2023 - Shane Drumgold SC speaking on Day 1 of public hearings of the Australian Capital Territory’s Board of Inquiry into the Criminal Justice System in at the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Canberra.

‘Those statements were false’: prosecutor grilled

The chief prosecutor in Bruce Lehrmann’s rape case has been accused of making false statements in a hearing over Lisa Wilkinson’s controversial Logies speech.

Janet Albrechtsen and Stephen Rice

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