Updated Bruce Lehrmann Pt2 * ACT Bar clears former DPP head Shane Drumgold of misconduct

[Kurve]

Here is PART 1

Historical Rape Allegation Against Fmr AG Christian Porter
The Alexander Matters matters

Just a reminder, this is the crime board and we need to be aware that there will be victims of crime either watching this thread or engaging in here from time to time. A degree of respect in all discussions is expected.

LINK TO TIMELINE
CJS INQUIRY
FINAL REPORT – BOARD OF INQUIRY – CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Joint media statement – Chief Minister and Attorney-General



FIONA BROWN - AFFIDAVIT

 

[FIGJAM]

on big footy as well?

Most of "us bots" in BigFooty get suspended by the mods.

 

[Run n Spread]

Update BH no longer testifying
Lawyer claims they no longer need her to.prove their case. Also confidential medical records tendered to the court.
They either have a slam dunk theory, health issues or have chucked the towel in figuratively.
Can't see how you provide truth defence to pressure without testifying.
This whole thing just gets stranger and stranger.

 

[Kurve]

Sam Maiden is testifying some time this week. That should be interesting.

What Brittany Higgins's move not to testify means for the rest of high-stakes defamation trial

The bombshell decision of Brittany Higgins's legal team not to call the former political staffer to give evidence in her defence has shocked those following her defamation trial with Linda Reynolds. Here's what the move means for the rest of the trial.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Mick F]

You could spin it like that and eventually that's exactly what she did. However, to all intents an purpose, it was simply a girl who drank more than she should, was somewhere she shouldn't have been, was dressed inappropriately and the person with whom she had arrived had left to go home.

If it weren't for him being sacked and her being afraid she would also be sacked, I believe we'd be none the wiser. No rape allegation. No cover-up allegation. No political leverage. No rape trial. No defamation trial. No 2nd defamation trial. Nil. Nada.

If security did their job - Nada - correct. Beggers belief.

 

[FIGJAM]

They either have a slam dunk theory health issues or have chicked the towel in figuratively.

If it ain't health issues, then they'd have presented the 'slam dunk theory' in remediations or somehow squeezed it into recent proceedings and forced a withdrawal.

Higgins has demonstrably suffered under the spotlight and remediation.

I'm sure they've got a strategy, but I'm still guessing health is primary and fair enough.

 

[Satan]

If security did their job - Nada - correct. Beggers belief.

maybe theywent to guard the quarantine hotels in victoria

 

[Gavin Excell]

Does BH no longer testifying help or hinder LRs case?

 

[Lady O]

If security did their job - Nada - correct. Beggers belief.

If you read the article I linked, the security guard believes they DID do their job.

 

[campbell]

Does BH no longer testifying help or hinder LRs case?

LR appears unhappy, she cant have it out in court.

serious pathology in play imo

 

[Festerz]

LR appears unhappy, she cant have it out in court.

serious pathology in play imo

And quite apart from the sheer lack of self awareness and empathy for a woman r*ped in her office, the whole basis of Reynolds' case seems fundamentally flawed to many of us..

I mean, Reynolds could have done what her other employee and (alleged) rapist Bruce Lehrmann did and take Channel Ten, Lisa Wilkinson and Ms Higgins to court over comments made in the Project interview, but she didn't. Her action in the WA Supreme Court is based solely around supposed reputational damage and harm caused by instagram posts which happened well AFTER that program aired. And not one moment of her own testimony or that of her witnesses has made those social media posts a focal point of their evidence. It is quite bizarre imho.

 

[Satan]

Tick tock.

Abc are on to it

Seven red flags we identified about the X accounts posting about Reynolds's defamation trial

A clumsily crafted bot network posting about the Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins defamation trial likely originated from foreign influencers wielding culturally divisive topics to sow discord, an ABC NEWS Verify analysis finds.

www.abc.net.au

 

[jason_recliner]

Yep. Obvious from the start that Linda had nothing to do with the bot posts.

 

[jason_recliner]

‘Deeply disturbing’ impact on Linda Reynolds after Brittany Higgins allegations, Marise Payne tells court​

Payne said she was also worried for Reynolds following Higgins’ allegations about the Morrison government’s response to the 2019 incident.

“[Senator Reynolds] had a long-standing reputation for her interest in and support of women’s participation in the political process ... any issues which raised questions about her commitment and her level of commitment in that way would obviously be concerning for her,” she said.

https://www.theguardian.com/austral...s-allegations-marise-payne-tells-trial-ntwnfb

 

[FIGJAM]

Yep. Obvious from the start that Linda had nothing to do with the bot posts.

I wouldn't say obvious, but whoever did it, it's dumb!

 

[Kurve]

Abc are on to it

Seven red flags we identified about the X accounts posting about Reynolds's defamation trial

A clumsily crafted bot network posting about the Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins defamation trial likely originated from foreign influencers wielding culturally divisive topics to sow discord, an ABC NEWS Verify analysis finds.

www.abc.net.au

Reynolds tried to get a contempt of court order over the twitter bots.

Lawyers representing Senator Reynolds sought a contempt of court order from Justice Paul Tottle, who is presiding over the defamation trial.

However, Justice Tottle questioned whether such an order "would have any effect whatsoever", noting none of the posts came from a mainstream media organisation.

"A warning issued in this court out into the Twittersphere ... may serve no real purpose at all," he said.

 

[Underarrest_]

Does BH no longer testifying help or hinder LRs case?

It’ll shorten the court case and I think that’s a positive for everyone.

 

[Festerz]

Reynolds tried to get a contempt of court order over the twitter bots.

Lawyers representing Senator Reynolds sought a contempt of court order from Justice Paul Tottle, who is presiding over the defamation trial.

However, Justice Tottle questioned whether such an order "would have any effect whatsoever", noting none of the posts came from a mainstream media organisation.

"A warning issued in this court out into the Twittersphere ... may serve no real purpose at all," he said.

Jeezus, that's lawyers for the former Australian Minister of Defence calling for a contempt order from a Western Australian Supreme Court judge to stop bot postings on social media.

FMD, Tottle must've been struggling to hold his laughter in.

 

[BFew]

Jeezus, that's lawyers for the former Minister of Defence calling for a contempt order from a Western Australian Supreme Court judge to stop bot postings on social media.

FMD, in a trial that's been full of idiocy, that's as dumb as it gets. Tottle must've been struggling to hold his laughter in.

Every billable hour matters.

Probably more intended to signal to any social media posters, and everyone in general, that the Reynolds team is prepared to spend up (on their lawyers) to go after anyone on social media that might diss team Reynolds, or support team Higgins/Sharaz in this case.

 

[jason_recliner]

I wouldn't say obvious, but whoever did it, it's dumb!

OK, obvious to me!

I mean, you'd have to be pretty thick (or a completely blinded partisan simpleton) to think Reynolds is stupid enough to pay for a bot campaign on twitter!

 

[Kurve]

It would be good to know why Reynolds hasn't pursued Plibersek this far and what Plibersek may have been referring to with regard her comment "all legal options are on the table". Maybe Reynolds is just marking time, waiting on the decision in the current trial.

In June last year.

The Australian newspaper reported on Tuesday night that Reynolds had issued the concerns notice after Plibersek’s appearance on Sunrise on Monday. Asked about claims Katy Gallagher had misled the Senate, Plibersek said: “this is not the central point here.”

“The central point here is that a young woman made an allegation that she had been sexually assaulted in her workplace and that it had been inappropriately investigated, even covered up by her employers.”


The Australian reported Reynolds’ lawyers had written to Plibersek, raising concerns that she had implied Reynolds had acted inappropriately and attempted to “hide the commission of a criminal offence”.

In a statement to Guardian Australia, Reynolds confirmed she had issued the notice.

“I can confirm that yesterday, my lawyers issued a Concerns Notice to Ms Tanya Plibersek in relation to comments she made to Channel 7 Sunrise host Natalie Barr on 12 June 2023,” the senator said.

“Her comments conveyed the defamatory imputations that I acted to conceal or hide the commission of a criminal offence and also that I acted inappropriately during the investigation of … Brittany Higgins’ allegations”.

Plibersek confirmed she had received the notice, adding a cryptic comment hinting at the prospect of her own legal action.

“I received this interesting letter today. As far as I’m concerned, all legal options are on the table,” she said.

Plibersek’s office would not elaborate on what legal options the minister was referring to.

Linda Reynolds threatens to sue Tanya Plibersek over Brittany Higgins comments

The Liberal senator has issued a defamation concerns notice to the Labor MP over her comments in a television interview

www.theguardian.com

 

[jason_recliner]

It would be good to know why Reynolds hasn't pursued Plibersek this far and what Plibersek may have been referring to with regard her comment "all legal options are on the table". Maybe Reynolds is just marking time, waiting on the decision in the current trial.

In June last year.

The Australian newspaper reported on Tuesday night that Reynolds had issued the concerns notice after Plibersek’s appearance on Sunrise on Monday. Asked about claims Katy Gallagher had misled the Senate, Plibersek said: “this is not the central point here.”

“The central point here is that a young woman made an allegation that she had been sexually assaulted in her workplace and that it had been inappropriately investigated, even covered up by her employers.”


The Australian reported Reynolds’ lawyers had written to Plibersek, raising concerns that she had implied Reynolds had acted inappropriately and attempted to “hide the commission of a criminal offence”.

In a statement to Guardian Australia, Reynolds confirmed she had issued the notice.

“I can confirm that yesterday, my lawyers issued a Concerns Notice to Ms Tanya Plibersek in relation to comments she made to Channel 7 Sunrise host Natalie Barr on 12 June 2023,” the senator said.

“Her comments conveyed the defamatory imputations that I acted to conceal or hide the commission of a criminal offence and also that I acted inappropriately during the investigation of … Brittany Higgins’ allegations”.

Plibersek confirmed she had received the notice, adding a cryptic comment hinting at the prospect of her own legal action.

“I received this interesting letter today. As far as I’m concerned, all legal options are on the table,” she said.

Plibersek’s office would not elaborate on what legal options the minister was referring to.

Linda Reynolds threatens to sue Tanya Plibersek over Brittany Higgins comments

The Liberal senator has issued a defamation concerns notice to the Labor MP over her comments in a television interview

www.theguardian.com

Yep, Pilbersek deserves to go down for such offensive and public slurs. Whether Reynolds has the $$$ and the will, who knows. Maybe she's waiting for her payout from Higgins, then she'll decide.

 

[BFew]

For a current politician representing a party that claimedly champions free speech, Reynolds appears to be going against the grain with her legal threats to silence others.

 

[Kurve]

Yep, Pilbersek deserves to go down for such offensive and public slurs. Whether Reynolds has the $$$ and the will, who knows. Maybe she's waiting for her payout from Higgins, then she'll decide.

It's curious also to me that Plibersek, Wong and Gallagher don't appear to have been called. Surely if the intention is to prove a tortious conspiracy, they would be?

 

[jason_recliner]

For a current politician representing a party that claimedly champions free speech, Reynolds appears to be going against the grain with her legal threats to silence others.

Where has the Liberal party championed false and offensive public accusations of criminal coverups?

 

[jason_recliner]

It's curious also to me that Plibersek, Wong and Gallagher don't appear to have been called. Surely if the intention is to prove a tortious conspiracy, they would be?

They could be, not would be.