Defence Minister Richard Marles admits there are ‘issues of culture’ within his department and military leadership, hinting at problems getting accurate and timely advice.
As NSW authorities trace the spread of recycled asbestos-tainted mulch, the premier has dismissed a call to establish an inquiry into the waste industry.
The 2022 speech led to Wilkinson being widely condemned in the media after the rape trial of ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s was delayed as a result.
Links between Australia’s media and its legal eagles have always been close. But phone calls between a senior reporter and an ex-judge scrutinising the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann has raised big questions.
It would have been ‘desirable’ for the team behind a TV report on Brittany Higgins' alleged parliamentary rape to double check her claims, a court has heard.