A Step Towards Restoring the Presumption of Innocence

Published on April 10, 2024

 Commentary Whatever happened to the presumption of innocence in Australia? Why is it ok for the media to broadcast damaging unproven allegations as fact? Look at the latest mud slung at Bruce Lehrmann last week, when a disgruntled ex-producer from Channel 7, Taylor Auerbach, used court privilege to take aim at his former employers—inserting himself into Mr. Lehrmann’s defamation trial to gain maximum publicity. Mr. Lehrmann is taking action against Channel 10 for their decision to broadcast Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation. Things are currently not looking good for 10, which has been exposed as deliberately overlooking flaws in Ms. Higgins’ story in their rush to hit the news with this huge story, as well as advising its TV presenter Lisa Wilkinson that it was ok for her to give the Logie speech which delayed the criminal trial....

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