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Elizabeth Byrne
Elizabeth Byrne has been a reporter for ABC News since 1987. She began her career in Katherine, Northern Territory, later leading the political coverage from Darwin, before moving to Canberra. Elizabeth has reported on a wide variety of issues spanning federal politics and international issues, and is currently the ABC's High Court reporter.
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ABC and Bruce Lehrmann settle defamation case over broadcast of Brittany Higgins's Press Club speech
By Elizabeth Byrne and Patrick Bell
Before settling, Bruce Lehrmann was due to take on the ABC in the Federal Court in Sydney today. The former Liberal staffer's defamation action against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson continues.
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Bruce Lehrmann's defamation action against Network Ten, Lisa Wilkinson and the ABC begins today
By Patrick Bell and Elizabeth Byrne
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann will take on Network Ten and the ABC in the Federal Court in Sydney today in defamation action over allegations he raped his former colleague Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
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Analysis
analysis:A father and daughter school dance saw David McBride sneak home. That's when authorities swooped
ACT court reporter Elizabeth Byrne
Most of the people we follow from the court run away from us. Not him. He stayed and chatted, happy to tell us he did it because he had felt he had to, writes court reporter Elizabeth Byrne.
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Military lawyer David McBride pleads guilty to unlawfully sharing secret allegations of Australian war crimes
By Elizabeth Byrne and Markus Mannheim
Former military lawyer David McBride gives up his fight against charges he unlawfully leaked classified documents to journalists, and pleads guilty to stealing and sharing secret military information.
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Elderly Canberra man to plead guilty to murdering 92-year-old wife
Jean Morley was found dead by a health worker in her Canberra home in July this year. Police believe she was suffocated.
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Trial begins of military lawyer who leaked secret allegations of war crimes
By Markus Mannheim and Elizabeth Byrne
David McBride faces five charges of unlawfully stealing and disclosing classified information about alleged misconduct by special forces troops.
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Police officers apply to join civil case challenging outcome of inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution
Six police officers who played a key role in the investigation into the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins want to be included in a civil case challenging the outcome of an inquiry into former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins.
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High Court ruling paves way to end indefinite detention for asylum seekers with nowhere to go
By High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne and political reporter Nicole Hegarty
The High Court rules a Rohingya man has been unlawfully detained in immigration detention, paving the way to end indefinite detention for other asylum seekers.
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New High Court chief justice formally acknowledges Indigenous Australians during swearing-in ceremony
By High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne and Charlotte Gore
Stephen Gageler has been sworn in as Australia's 14th Chief Justice of the High Court, taking on one of the most powerful jobs in the country.
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Analysis
analysis:'Gone are the days of secret-squirrel organisations': Calls to lift the veil of secrecy over internal police reviews
ACT Policing has confirmed it will hold an internal review into the dropped prosecution of NRL stars Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell, but the public will likely never hear the result — and that is the standard.
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Man charged with murder of Canberra grandmother pleads not guilty, charged with five new offences
A man charged over the 1999 killing of Canberra woman Irma Palasics during a violent home invasion pleads not guilty to murder as he is charged with five new offences.
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NSW woman wins High Court bid freeing her up to sue Catholic church over alleged child sexual abuse
A woman who says she was abused by a priest in 1968 has won a High Court bid allowing her to sue the Catholic church for negligence.
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Police officer apologises to NRL star Jack Wighton for wrongly throwing him out of nightclub
Sergeant David Power concedes he gave "wildly inaccurate evidence" about the alleged altercation which saw him throw NRL star Jack Wighton out of a Canberra nightclub.
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Paul Kelly song lyrics quoted in hearing about alleged nightclub fight between Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton
Latrell Mitchell's lawyer, Jack Pappas, tells the ACT Magistrates Court that police relied on "money and muscle" like in Paul Kelly's song, From Little Things Big Things Grow.
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Canberra man charged over wife's stabbing death makes brief appearance in court from hospital bed
Canberra man Van Thanh Vu, 70, is charged with the murder of his 65-year-old wife Thi Thuy Huong Nguyen, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds in the couple's Bruce home on Monday night.
'Can't imagine how her family manages': Paediatrician gives evidence at coronial inquest into death of 5yo girl
The paediatrician who treated five-year-old girl Rozalia Spadafora before she died at the Canberra Hospital becomes emotional as she gives evidence at a coronial inquest.
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Man who set fire to Old Parliament House apologises to local Indigenous groups for harm caused
Nicholas Reed, who was found guilty of setting the doors of Old Parliament House on fire, concedes in the ACT Supreme Court his actions "served no purpose".
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Jury misconduct ended a recent high-profile trial in Canberra. Under new rules, that juror could have faced jail time
A year after jury misconduct terminated a high-profile rape trial in Canberra, the ACT government is set to introduce penalties of up to two years in jail for jurors who do the wrong thing.
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Canberra man who allegedly raped, choked and filmed his partner found hiding in roof cavity
The woman first complained to police early this month but officers only located the man when a neighbour reported hearing noises coming from their backyard and roof.
Lisa Wilkinson suing Network Ten for $700,000 over legal bills for Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
Journalist Lisa Wilkinson is suing Network Ten for legal costs that have been racked up fighting the defamation case brought against her and the network by Bruce Lehrmann.
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Victorian electric car owners 'thrilled' to win High Court challenge against controversial tax
By High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne
The High Court found Victoria's tax is an excise and therefore cannot be imposed by the state.
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Canberra man facing two attempted murder charges for alleged ANU stabbing to undergo psychiatric assessment
Alex Ophel, who is facing two charges of attempted murder for allegedly stabbing two women at the Australian National University, will undergo psychiatric assessment before his case returns to court.
Susan Kiefel retires as chief justice after steering High Court through rough waters
From high-profile cases to leading major change within the legal profession, Susan Kiefel has steered the court through some rough waters during her time as chief justice of the High Court of Australia.
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Murderer Thomas Lang loses High Court bid to overturn conviction for killing Brisbane socialite
By High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne
Former American doctor Thomas Lang jailed for life for the murder of his lover, Brisbane socialite Maureen Boyce, loses a High Court challenge to his conviction.
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Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of Canberra man accused of molesting two sisters
The trial of Canberra man accused of molesting two sisters ran for two weeks, but after a day and a half of deliberations the jury was discharged after failing to reach a verdict.