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Andrew Barr is seeking to extend his reign as ACT Chief Minister

Triumphant Labor extends reign to 27 years in ACT

Andrew Barr will extend his record reign as chief minister in the ACT.

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Ilysha Perry, 20, is one of two Australian National University students hospitalised with stab wounds.

ANU stabbing victims named, decisions before attack probed by ACT

The ACT’s chief psychiatrist will review how Alex Ophel was able to attend the ANU campus, where he allegedly stabbed two 20-year-old students.

  • Angus Thompson
Alex Ophel is accused of attempted murder after two women were stabbed at ANU on Monday afternoon.

ANU to ramp up security following stabbing

Police have charged a 24-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder after two women were stabbed and two men were attacked with a frying pan.

  • Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC’s practising certificate will be extinguished once his resignation takes effect.

Drumgold can’t practise as ACT barrister after resignation

The prosecutor in the Bruce Lehrmann case would have to apply to practise as an ACT barrister after his resignation as the territory’s DPP takes effect.

  • Angus Thompson
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury formally released the report on Monday.

Drumgold and Sofronoff face investigation in Lehrmann inquiry fallout

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury have foreshadowed further investigations into the territory’s top prosecutor, Shane Drumgold, and inquiry chair Walter Sofronoff.

  • Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold said he complained to the territory’s head of police about investigators liaising with Lehrmann’s defence team.

ACT rebukes judge in Lehrmann probe over report leak

The ACT police chief said the leaking of the damning report into the handling of the Lehrmann trial blindsided police and would affect the justice system.

  • Angus Thompson and James Massola
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Recordings of a five-hour meeting involving Brittany Higgins and Lisa Wilkinson that were leaked to the media have been referred to police.

Lehrmann court leak of Wilkinson recordings referred to police

Leaked recordings of a meeting involving Brittany Higgins and Lisa Wilkinson have been referred to police to investigate whether a contempt of court has been committed.

  • Angus Thompson and James Massola
DPP’s Shane Drumgold (left) and Bruce Lehrmann, who has filed a complaint against him.

Bruce Lehrmann accuses ACT prosecutor of professional misconduct

The former Liberal staffer has accused the prosecutor who led the rape trial against him of professional misconduct and being driven by politics and personal malice.

  • Angus Thompson
DPP Shane Drumgold  Bruce Lehrmann

ACT government prepares to launch inquiry into Lehrmann trial

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr is expected to order an inquiry into tensions between ACT police and the public prosecutor’s office.

  • James Massola
Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann.

ACT reviews sexual assault evidence laws ahead of Lehrmann retrial

The ACT is considering allowing recorded evidence from a first trial to be used in a subsequent trial in a bid to stop witnesses needing to give in-person evidence a second time.

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