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FRAMED – May 8, 2025, Sydney book launch invitation

Posted on May 6, 2025 by andrew

Stuart Tipple, the lawyer who represented Lindy Chamberlain, will officially launch Andrew L. Urban’s latest book, FRAMED – how the legal system framed Robert Xie for the Lin family murders, on Thursday May 8, 2025. Margaret Cunneen SC will be … Continue reading →

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Australia the loser among developed nations on wrongful convictions

Posted on May 2, 2025 by andrew

Australia’s record on wrongful convictions in serious crimes lags behind many developed countries due to systemic gaps in case review mechanisms, compensation frameworks and public accountability, as researched by AI.

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FRAMED – REVIEWS

Posted on April 30, 2025 by andrew

Some first readers of Andrew L. Urban’s new book, FRAMED – how the legal system framed Robert Xie for the Lin family murders, share their responses. “After several years of research, Andrew Urban’s new book, Framed, is a thorough examination of … Continue reading →

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Legal challenge filed against Tasmanian Parole Board’s decision to gag free speech

Posted on April 28, 2025 by andrew

April 28, 2025: The Human Rights Law Centre has filed legal proceedings on behalf of Tasmanian grandmother, Susan Neill-Fraser, to challenge a restrictive parole condition placed on her by the Tasmanian Parole Board seeking to limit her ability to speak … Continue reading →

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Free the dangerous, jail the innocent?

Posted on April 26, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban “Why do we keep letting monsters out?” That’s the headline on the top editorial in the Saturday Telegraph (26/4/2025). The context is the latest murder of a young woman (Audrey Griffin) by a man free on parole … Continue reading →

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Linda Reynolds sues commonwealth over Brittany Higgins $2.4m payout debacle

Posted on April 25, 2025 by andrew

Report by Janet Albrechtsen and Stephen Rice in The Australian Former Liberal minister Linda Reynolds is suing the commonwealth over its conduct in Brittany Higgins’ compensation case, claiming the then-Labor government’s $2.4 million payout had the effect of “publicly affirming” Ms Higgins’ … Continue reading →

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TRUE CRIME, FALSE NARRATIVES: A PANEL ON WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN AUSTRALIA

Posted on April 23, 2025 by andrew

Artist Sky Parra’s DENIED project of portraits she has created of wrongfully convicted subjects is central to a special panel event in Hobart on Saturday, May 17, 2025, with speakers including former Lindy Chamberlain lawyer Stuart Tipple. 

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Prosecution and Judge had reasonable doubt – why not the jury?

Posted on April 16, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Robert Xie’s infamous convictions for the five murders of the Lin family in 2009 relied on the jury being convinced Beyond Reasonable Doubt of his guilt. But not even the prosecution or the trial judge were so … Continue reading →

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SECRET SNAPSHOTS, PRIVATE LIVES

Posted on April 9, 2025 by andrew

The Little Book of Revelations For the chance to win movie tickets or DVDs, Australia’s award winning online movie magazine, Urban Cinefile, ran weekly competitions asking readers to answer questions that elicited some jaw-dropping replies – in 35 words or … Continue reading →

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Drug gang gets away with murder of Lin family

Posted on April 6, 2025 by andrew

Robert Xie spent four years and seven months incarcerated without a conviction. He was finally convicted after a hung jury in his third trial triggered a fourth trial in 2016/17. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the savage murder … Continue reading →

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