Multiple public figures in court or court bound - 22 Nov 2023

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Daily wrap  

• Hearing of Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation claim against Network Ten begins today before Justice Lee - livestream available here

   

• Ex-Labor minister Joe Tripodi to face misconduct charge over 'highly confidential' Treasury leak

   

• Michael Slater sentenced over Noosa Heads police altercation

   

• Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, Mark Latham defamation trial to go ahead in 2024

   

• Kristina Keneally's son guilty of fabricating police statement that led to innocent man spending weeks in jail

   

• Wife of union boss John Setka told private investigator she 'had to kill' estranged husband in recording played to court

   

• Gina Rinehart's children maintain united front against her in legal showdown over mining riches

   

• Former Labor MP Craig Thomson pleads guilty to COVID fraud [SMH paywall]

   

• Indefinite detention: Coalition had already released five of 93 impacted by high court decision, document reveals | Australia news | The Guardian

   

  • Labor thought it could prevent release of 92 indefinite detainees by freeing one rapist, documents suggest | Australian immigration and asylum | The Guardian

     

• Labor proposes catch-all secrecy offence targeting officials who expose ‘sensitive information’ | Australian politics | The Guardian

   

  • Media release here - Reforms to Commonwealth secrecy offences | Our ministers – Attorney-General’s portfolio

     

  • A copy of the report here - Review of Secrecy – Provisions Final Report

   

• Labor and Coalition team up to retrospectively authorise ‘unlawful’ use of material gathered by Australian agency | Law (Australia) | The Guardian

   

• Allen & Overy cyberattack: Extent of cyberattack on firm still unclear [AFR paywall]

   

• Fears tough new hate speech powers for NSW police could have ‘chilling effect’ on public debate | New South Wales | The Guardian

   

• Prison pay out: Canberra inmate awarded $160,000 in compensation after violent cell extraction

   

• Cherry Gardens victims tell of terror amid 'tsunami of fire' deliberately lit by ex-CFS volunteer

   

• Convicted fraudster faces jail time after admitting ripping off remote Aboriginal community 

   

• Inquest hears officers were not wearing body cameras while arresting Indigenous man who died 

   

• Climate activists to fight conspiracy charges over protest outside home of Woodside boss | Woodside | The Guardian

   

Editor’s picks

• Is David McBride a whistleblower, a criminal or both? The army lawyer says he leaked secret documents to defend Australian soldiers accused of illegal killings in Afghanistan, not expose them

   

• Results of yesterday’s HCA special leave applications can be found here.

   

• Appointment — Judge Paul Cosgrave elevated from County Court to Supreme Court | Victorian Bar

   

• Appointment — Justice Christopher Boyce elevated to the Court of Appeal | Victorian Bar

   

• Far North judges share insights – Proctor

   

• Comparing Australia’s insolvent trading regime with New Zealand’s reckless trading regime - USYD (8 Nov) - YouTube

Whoever runs the FCA twitter appears to care a lot about Bruce Lehrmann?

Actual tweet below

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