Aug 5, 2026 – 4.20pmThe NSW attorney-general has rejected calls to consider sacking the state’s embattled director of public prosecutions, relying on a leading barrister’s advice that a damning parliamentary report against the top prosecutor was baseless and mere speculation.The original findings, penned by an upper house committee and released last month, condemned the state’s director of public prosecutions, Sally Dowling, over allegations she authorised a hostile media story to be leaked about a judge who had been highly critical of her office.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles