The office of the state’s top prosecutor asked District Court Judge Penelope Wass to recuse herself from a series of cases amid a long-running dispute with the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A former DPP has swung his support behind Sally Dowling, SC, after an explosive upper house inquiry accused her of giving false evidence in parliament.

A former DPP and a former judge swung their support behind Sally Dowling, SC, after an explosive upper house inquiry accused her of giving false evidence in parliament.