The report makes ‘several serious findings of misconduct’ against former Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold, but also finds the prosecution was properly brought.
Ben Livings, University of South Australia and Rick Sarre, University of South Australia
The dangers of allowing extraneous “research” are twofold. First, such evidence is not subject to the rules of admissibility. Second, it isn’t subject to the rigours of cross-examination.
Higgins accused Lehrmann of assaulting her in the parliamentary office of Reynolds, who was defence industry minister, in March 2019, after a night out drinking in two Canberra bars