![]() ![]() Shane Drumgold thought some police officers tried to derail the Lehrmann case. Lehrmann faced an ACT Supreme Court trial in October 2022 but juror misconduct meant a verdict was not reached. Prosecutors in former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s rape trial “closed ranks” against police because of their concerns over the conduct of some officers during the investigation.ĪCT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold provided a third day of evidence to an independent inquiry into how the territory’s justice system handled rape allegations made by Lehrmann’s ex-colleague Brittany Higgins. He said the Greens would back the housing fund bill if Labor can work with states to implement a rent freeze and add more funding for affordable housing. “We were elected to represent people who are hurting: we’re not going to be intimidated and we’re not going to roll over.” ![]() Instead they tried to ram it through after only 45 mins of debate. “We warned the government not to bring the bill on before they’d come up with a real plan for renters and an increased guaranteed spend on public and affordable housing. Handing out $1.12 a day extra in rent assistance while rents go up ten times faster is spitting in the face of struggling renters,” Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather says. “We thought maybe the budget would fill the gaps left by the bill but there’s nothing in there. It said Labor attempted to rush a vote to pass its $10 billion housing fund, and only allowed for 45 mins of debate in the Senate on Wednesday afternoon. The minor party said this was especially the case “after Labor failed in their attempts to gag debate today”. The Greens have said the Labor government needs to stay at the negotiating table and do more for renters and people who need public and affordable housing. Police officers allegedly placed “unprecedented pressure” on his office not to proceed with a retrial. ![]() Police ‘had a passion’ for Lehrmann prosecution to fail: Prosecutors in former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s rape trial “closed ranks” against police because of their concerns over the conduct of some officers during the investigation. Labor inherited ‘good’ figures to deliver $4.2b surplus: Dutton: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Labor should acknowledge that it “inherited a good set of figures” from the Coalition, helping the Albanese government to produce a surplus for the first time in 15 years.ĭebelle says Labor’s hydrogen fund gives Australia a chance against US: Fortescue Future Industries director and former Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle has praised the Labor budget’s $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart fund as it will make Australia more competitive in the global green hydrogen sector. Stage three tax cuts ‘not a budget measure’: PM: Asked why the May federal budget didn’t include figures for the stage three tax cuts as the October budget did, the prime minister says the cuts are “not a budget measure”. Greens block Senate vote on Labor’s housing fund: Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has said there will be no vote this week on Labor’s proposed $10 billion housing fund, with the Greens and independent senator David Pocock voting with the Coalition in the Senate to prevent a vote this week on the fund.Ĭhalmers ‘confident’ $15b relief package won’t fuel inflation: Treasurer Jim Chalmers is asked whether it would be his fault if the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted interest rates next month in response to the $15 billion cost-of-living package in the budget. ![]() Here are some of today’s biggest stories that were covered by Need to Know throughout today: That’s a wrap for Need to Know this Wednesday, May 10. ![]()
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