Brittany Higgins’ Case Shouldn’t Have Gone to Trial to Begin With, so Why Did It?
Commentary
The Brittany Higgins celebrity saga continues with the white dress she wore to a feminist rally being considered an addition to the collection in the Museum of Australian Democracy.
But another key player in this circus isn’t doing so well. Only a few months ago, the Australian Capital Territory’s (ACT) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shane Drumgold SC, was walking around with the press hanging off his every word.
Suddenly, he’s on shaky ground, with his role in the conduct of the trial now to be examined by a board of inquiry chaired by the eminent retired judge, Walter Sofronoff KC….