Author Archives: andrew

Justice Estcourt not in court, Sue Neill-Fraser v Parole Board hearing cancelled

Posted on September 1, 2026 by andrew

The judge who dissented at her appeal and would have quashed her conviction, Justice Estcourt AM, fell ill and was unable to attend court this morning, resulting in the cancellation of the hearing where the Melbourne based Human Rights Law … Continue reading →

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Erin Patterson, the jury hotel and the curious case of the missing CCTV

Posted on September 1, 2026 by andrew

REPORT The judge in the Erin Patterson trial was so concerned about whether the jury had been protected from outside influence during its deliberations that he instructed authorities to try to preserve CCTV from the regional hotel where jurors were … Continue reading →

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Tasmanian Parole Board caves on Sue Neill-Fraser “improper” bail restriction

Posted on August 25, 2026 by andrew

Just days before the August 31 Supreme Court hearing a challenge by the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) to an extra bail restriction imposed on Sue Neill-Fraser in April 2025 preventing her claiming her innocence, the Tasmanian Parole Board has … Continue reading →

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When “Youth” Becomes a Shield for Savagery, the System Has Failed

Posted on August 22, 2026 by andrew

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:  Dear Sir, I caught the news coverage of that horrific youth assault in Logan recently and was just utterly disgusted by it—especially the fact that they all walked out on bail, and the weak response to … Continue reading →

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Judge’s antisemitism in plain sight

Posted on August 21, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. What an exposé! Chris Merritt shows how a judge’s own words provide a rare and distressing insight into how this judge perceives the great public policy issue of our time: antisemitism and hatred of Israel. The judge’s … Continue reading →

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Mean Girls and Bastard Boys in Parliament vs Fiona Brown in $1.48m settlement

Posted on August 20, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Decency deficiency is a parliamentary disease. Symptoms include abysmal behaviour by the Mean Girls and Bastard Boys towards Linda Reynolds and Fiona Brown and the refusal to apologise for it, while now grudgingly paying out $1.48 million … Continue reading →

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Open Sore: anniversary of Sue Neill-Fraser arrest

Posted on August 19, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  Sixteen years ago on August 20 Sue Neill-Fraser was arrested at her home in Hobart for the murder of her partner, Bob Chappell, supposedly on their yacht Four Winds. A year later in 2010 Sue was tried, … Continue reading →

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Kidnapping adds mystery twist to much delayed murder conviction

Posted on August 9, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban It took 16 years to put Paul Charlton before a jury for the murder of his girlfriend, Joanne Howell. Just before the trial, he was kidnapped, taken into the bush, bashed and warned to plead guilty. The … Continue reading →

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Built to fail? NACC: the integrity body undermined from the start

Posted on August 7, 2026 by andrew

In April 2026, Nick Feik, Michelle Fahy and Elizabeth Minter published the results of their investigation into the National Anti-Corruption Commission in The Point.* and find that the NACC’s three current deputy commissioners as a group represent the least qualified … Continue reading →

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Believe all women vs trust but verify

Posted on August 6, 2026 by andrew

Writing in her substack column, BETTINA ARNDT reports on the damage to men falsely accused of rape by women, often as revenge, weaponising a legal system biased in their favour – and the devastating impact on the men’s lives.

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