With nearly 40,000 verifiable signatures, the petition calling for a judicial inquiry into the contested conviction of Sue Neill-Fraser for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell will be handed Tasmania’s MLC The Hon Meg Webb at the January 24, 2026 rally in Hobart’s Parliament Gardens, with the request to present it to Tasmanian Governor The Hon Barbara Baker AC and Premier Jeremy Rockcliff MP.
Started in 2013 by psychologist and filmmaker Eve Ash, the massive petition, which includes nearly 3,000 comments, is also addressed to Attorney-General The Hon Guy Barnett, and shadow AG The Hon Ella Haddad MP, Leader of the Opposition The Hon Josh Willie MP, and Leader of the Greens Rosalie Woodruff MP.
Signatures come from all over Australia and the world. 
Eve Ash has been a tireless campaigner for Neill-Fraser, first making the documentary, Shadow of Doubt, then the docuseries Undercurrent and latterly the podcast series, Who Killed Bob? all challenging the conviction with evidence that supports the view that she was wrongfully convicted.
petition comments
A small sample of the comments:
“This looks like the worst case of injustice since the Lindy Chamberlain case. Sue Neill-Fraser seems to have been convicted on absolutely no evidence. A Commission of Inquiry is urgently needed.”
“How can someone be tried and convicted when there is no body for a coroners inquest?”
“I believe there may have been a grave miscarriage of justice here. The evidence she has been convicted upon is very circumstantial and there is an absence of a body. Cant believe it has happened!”
“It is of the highest importance to be able to have faith in the Tasmanian legal system. This case raises doubts. To hold an enquiry is win-win. If it finds that the conviction be upheld, good at least we can feel the system is working.If not, then it is also good that an injustice had been rectified.”
“Incredibly DNA at the crime scene has not resulted in further investigation. Witnesses not called to give evidence. I could go on. This case was handled wrongly all the way. To me it seems to have been a witchhunt. Minds were made up regardless of the evidence available. ”
“I have looked at the evidence presented in the documentary ( or rather the lack of evidence ) and am shocked that some one can be convicted of murder when there is no proof that the fellow is even dead. To point the finger at the only person who probably loved him the most on this planet is outrageous. No one stays with a person for 20 years unless they deeply love them. It is a criminal act to charge this innocent woman and keep her locked up because she is obviously innocent of this alleged crime.”