Bruce Lehrmann says government denying him ‘procedural fairness’ in lawsuit against anti-corruption watchdog

Former political staffer’s lawsuit against Nacc commissioner Paul Brereton and federal Labor minister Don Farrell over 2024 raid heard for first time

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Bruce Lehrmann has told the federal court he was denied commonwealth funding for legal costs incurred after a federal anti-corruption body’s raid on his home.

The former Liberal staffer’s lawsuit against the head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, Paul Brereton, and Don Farrell, a federal Labor government minister was heard in the federal court in Hobart for the first time on Wednesday.

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Source: World news | The Guardian.