Bruce Lehrmann has been revealed as the high-profile Toowoomba man accused of rape after the media successfully opposed the renewal of a non-publication order on the case.
Mr Lehrmann’s identity could not be revealed until today due to strict laws in Queensland which bar the identification of people charged with prescribed sexual offences, including rape.
However, following a lengthy hearing at Toowoomba Magistrates Court on October 13, the order was revoked by Magistrate Clare Kelly, paving the way for the publication of Mr Lehrmann’s identity. On Wednesday, lawyers for Mr Lehrmann appeared in Brisbane Supreme Court in a final effort to continue the application to keep his name anonymous which was unsuccessful, and the order expired at 5pm.
The revelation sparked a reckoning of the culture and attitude towards women in Parliament House and heavy media coverage, culminating in a highly-publicised interview between Higgins and Lisa Wilkinson for Channel Ten’s The Project.
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