Bruce Lehrmann, a former federal coalition government ministerial staffer, can now be identified as a previously unnamed man facing rape charges in Queensland.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr officially tabled the report of the Board of Inquiry into the Criminal Justice System in the Australian Capital Territory – better known to the public as the Sofronoff report into the Brittany Higgins case.
Expert analysis claiming that false sexual assault complaints aren't common will be opposed by Bruce Lehrmann's lawyers in his cases against two broadcasters.
Several officers who investigated Brittany Higgins' rape allegations are on leave and could seek compensation for the impact of the case on their mental health.
Bruce Lehrmann says he plans to sue the ACT government, which is dealing with the fall-out from the leaking of a report into the handling of his rape case.
The Sofronoff report into the Higgins/Lehrmann trial will not be released for another month, but the Canberra Liberals have called on the ACT Government to release it immediately.
A broadcast featuring an interview with Bruce Lehrmann denying he raped a colleague in parliament house is being reviewed as he sues media for defamation.
High-profile journalists Peter FitzSimons and Laura Tingle will provide evidence in defamation action brought by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann.
