High-Stakes Investigation Rocks NSW Government: Top Prosecutor Embroiled in Scandal A bombshell report from a New South Wales parliamentary committee has sparked a major controversy, accusing the state's top prosecutor, Sally Dowling, of giving false evidence under oath. The inquiry, which was launched to investigate allegations of misconduct, has found that Dowling authorized the pitching of a story to a local radio station about a sensitive sentencing hearing, only to deny it in her testimony. The move has raised serious questions about Dowling's integrity and has sparked calls for an investigation into whether she should be removed from office. The New South Wales attorney general will now be tasked with determining whether there are grounds to take action against the embattled prosecutor.
Sally Dowling admits her office pitched the story but says it was not authorised by her, while her colleagues call her ‘a person of integrity’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales parliamentary committee report has made findings accusing the state’s top prosecutor of giving false evidence under oath to an inquiry and recommended the attorney general investigate whether there are grounds to remove her from office.The upper house inquiry voted 4-3 to find that the NSW director of public prosecutions, Sally Dowling, authorised pitching a story to radio station 2GB about a sentencing hearing involving a young person, and “falsely denied having done so in her evidence to the committee”. Continue reading...
