DARK SECRETS: 31 | Vintage Vibes

Forbidden research prompted the Bruce Lehrmann jury to be discharged. So, what are the rules for jurors?

Alarm bells were set off for one sheriff's officer in the ACT rape trial of Bruce Lehrmann after a research paper was uncovered by chance. The document was not part of court proceedings and ultimately led to a mistrial. So, what other rules do jurors run the risk of breaking?

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

Love Triangle Recap: Daddy Dick Fingers Is Exactly What Lisa’s Manifestation Board Ordered

11 dicks oh my.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 27, 2022

Why has a UN torture prevention subcommittee suspended its visit to Australia?

This week, a United Nations torture prevention subcommittee delegation suspended its visit to Australia. The delegation arrived on October 16 and was due to end its visit on October 27, but suspended the visit prematurely on Sunday October 23.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2022

Birdwatchers prepare for Twitchathon to raise money for the gang-gang cockatoo

Teams of avid birders from across NSW and the ACT will race to record as many different bird species as possible in an event focused on saving a special species.

ABC News · Oct 22, 2022

Bruce Lehrmann trial: jury continues deliberations in ACT supreme court case

Lehrmann is accused of raping Brittany Higgins on a couch in the office of then defence industry minister, an allegation he denies

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2022

Illicit drugs decriminalised in ACT

The ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise illicit drugs in small quantities for personal use.

AAP · Oct 20, 2022

ACT government decriminalises small amounts of illicit drugs including speed, heroin and cocaine

The ACT decriminalises small amounts of commonly used illicit drugs, becoming the first Australian jurisdiction to do so.

ABC News · Oct 20, 2022

Bruce Lehrmann trial: jury told they are not ‘answerable to public opinion’ as deliberations begin

ACT chief justice Lucy McCallum sums up case and directs jurors to ignore significant media interest in trial over alleged rape of Brittany Higgins

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer casts doubt on Brittany Higgins’ credibility during closing arguments in court

The ACT supreme court trial of Lehrmann is in its final stages, with the jury set to begin deliberations later on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

Brittany Higgins was ‘right to be scared’ of political backlash in reporting alleged rape, court hears

In their closing arguments to the jury, the prosecution says there were ‘strong political forces’ at play when Higgins initially decided not to report to police

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022