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NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling SC takes questions during a NSW Budget Estimates hearing at the Parliament of NSW in Sydney, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

No justice, no trust: victim’s grief

Lauren James’s dropped rape case is one of up to 400 caught in a wide-ranging internal audit ordered by NSW DPP Sally Dowling, after judges criticised her office for running rape trials that did not have enough evidence to secure a conviction.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. APRIL 17, 2024: High Court of Australia in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NZYQ cases sent to High Court

The Albanese government has sought to quash a wave of legal challenges in the wake of the NZYQ ruling by elevating two cases to the High Court.

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