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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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*2022 Pictures of the Year Australia* - CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 06: Brittany Higgins arrives to give evidence in front of an ACT Supreme Court jury on the third day of the trial of her alleged rapist, Bruce Lehrmann on October 06, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. Higgins appeared to give evidence in the trial of former Liberal Party political staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who is charged with sexually assaulting Higgins in the office of a government minister in March 2019. Lehrmann pleaded not guilty, and the trial continues. (Photo by Martin Ollman/Getty Images)

DPP complicit with Higgins, Lehrmann lawyer claims

An explosive document obtained by The Australian sheds new light on developments in the Bruce Lehrmann case that have until now been shrouded in secrecy.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos June 1 2022: Former Prime Minister, Julia Gillard chairs a panel on Workplace Gender Equality at the Australian. National University. CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NCANewsWire Photos June 1 2022: Former Prime Minister, Julia Gillard chairs a panel on Workplace Gender Equality at the Australian. National University. The panel included GIWL Director Professor Michelle Ryan and a panel of experts:Mary Wooldridge, Director of the Workplace Gender Equality AgencyDr Niki Vincent, Commissioner for Gender Equality in the Public SectorDr Jane Gunn, Partner in Charge of KPMG Australia's People & Change PracticeGeraldine Chin Moody, Non-Executive Director, Future Super Group Picture:NCA NewsWire / Andrew Taylor

Women’s career climb should be a matter of choice

If we don’t end up with 50-50, so be it. Women will be free to make their own choices, and companies will focus on the right skill sets, not gender.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA , NewsWire Photos. MARCH 16TH 2023 Bruce Lehrmann walks out of the supreme court in Sydney . Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Flavio Brancaleone

Confused? Join the club. The Lehrmann story I can’t bring you

Just when you thought the twists and turns of the Lehrmann saga might have reached their zenith, another most curious chapter unfolded on Monday.

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12-04-2023 - Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks to media in Alice Springs, with Action for Alice founder Darren Clarke and Senator Jacinta Price. Picture: Liam Mendes / The Australian

Peter Dutton on why he believes Liberals’ voice model will deliver better outcomes

The Opposition Leader addresses moral intimidation over the Indigenous voice to parliament, the dangers in Labor’s proposed model and Julian Leeser’s departure from the party’s frontbench.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 16: Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton walk to a meeting with the Referendum Working Group meeting at Parliament house in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Leeser’s fall caused by confusion, not values

Julian Leeser appears so emotionally invested in the voice to parliament he will vote for it even if he installs co-government.

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Discrimination openly celebrated in 2023 Australia

The NSW Law Society has awarded its President’s Medal to a lawyer who says he only briefs women barristers and aims to brief women of colour.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 30, 2023: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus with the Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney and the Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, Pat Anderson and members of the Referendum Working Group and Referendum Engagement Group to mark todayÃ¢â¬â¢s historic step towards a referendum.in Parliament House in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Indigenous voice to parliament will create co-government and cause policy chaos

Dear voters, please read this letter to appreciate what ‘Yes’ will mean.

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EMBARGO FOR TWAM 13 AUGUST 2022. FEE MAY APPLY. Former Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard photographed in Canberra, July 2022. Photo TWAM/ Nic Walker

‘Wrong’: Howard condemns Pearson’s ‘Judas’ voice attack

Former prime minister John Howard has denounced Indigenous leader Noel Pearson’s Indigenous voice to parliament attacks on Peter Dutton, believing the Opposition Leader has not betrayed the country or the Liberals.

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Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann composite pic. Picture: NCA Newswire

Police asked to look into Higgins during trial

Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer wrote to police last year asking that Brittany Higgins be investigated over allegations she falsified evidence and fabricated a photo of a bruise on her leg.

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Legal basics on the line in Lehrmann inquiry

This inquiry will leave an important mark on the country if it helps set people in the highest places straight about the dangers of disregarding our criminal justice system

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