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Day: October 27, 2022

Bruce Lehrmann: Australian parliament rape trial aborted over juror ‘misconduct’

Bruce Lehrmann: Australian parliament rape trial aborted over juror ‘misconduct’

The case of a former political adviser accused of raping a colleague inside Australia's Parliament House has been aborted after juror "misconduct". Bruce Lehrmann, 27, denies sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins on a government minister's sofa after a night out in March 2019. He says they did not have sex at all. But after a 12-day trial and five days of deliberation the jury was discharged when it emerged one member had looked at academic research on sexual assault. Juries are required to decide a case only on evidence presented in court. "It may be that no harm has been done, but that is not a risk I can take," Chief Justice Lucy McCallum told a Canberra court. Judge McCallum estimated she had given the jury at least...

New Zealand Instagram couple ‘relieved’ after leaving Iran

A New Zealand couple who went silent after entering Iran almost four months ago say they are "extremely relieved" to have finally returned home. Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray travelled to Iran in July as part of a world tour they were documenting for their social media page, Expedition Earth. But fears were raised after they abruptly stopped posting on their Instagram account, which had been updated regularly. It is unclear what happened after they arrived. In a video since deleted from their page, Mr Richwhite - the son of one of New Zealand's richest men - said the couple had been stopped at the Iranian border, where the vehicle was inspected. Their page - usually filled with colourful updates of their adventures - fell ...
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