Inside the leaking of the Lehrmann trial inquiry

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It was an inquiry meant to get to the bottom of why the trial of Bruce Lehrmann had to be abandoned. Its goal was to improve the justice system and how it handles sexual assault cases.Instead, the inquiry itself has ended in a complete shambles.The man who brought on the report, Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold, has resigned. The head of the inquiry, Walter Sofronoff, KC, was talking to journalists throughout the whole process, and they received a copy of the final report before the ACT chief minister.Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton, on how an inquiry meant to restore faith ended up doing so much damage.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen MiddletonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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