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Texts, calls and a Brisbane lunch: Murdoch press and the Bruce Lehrmann inquiry


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It was three years ago last week that Brittany Higgins made allegations that rocked Australia.

Those allegations resulted in a mistrial, and while Bruce Lehrmann strenuously maintained his innocence, many questions were raised about the handling of Higgins’ claims. 

So, an inquiry was launched, to see if lessons could be learned to improve the justice system. But last week, we learned more about how the very inquiry meant to fix things turned into a media circus of its own.

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Chris Wallace on the texts and phone calls between the head of the inquiry and a well-known journalist.


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