Author Archives: andrew

Jesse Harvey and the curse of SBS

Posted on November 2, 2025 by andrew

Just as we were publishing a thorough debunking of the junk science behind Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) in 2019, a 21 year old father in Victoria, Jesse Harvey, was sentenced to six years jail for the murder of his baby … Continue reading →

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Who can we turn to if the law turns away?

Posted on November 1, 2025 by andrew

WA Shadow Attorney General The Hon Nick Goiran MLC As if to illustrate how unaccountable our legal practitioners are across Australia (in the wake our recent articles), WA’s Shadow Attorney General The Hon Nick Goiran MLC, has just replied to … Continue reading →

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Lack of real accountability weakens the justice system

Posted on October 30, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban A search for examples of how judges and prosecutors are held accountable for serious professional error or misconduct reveals that while they are accountable in theory, in reality they are not. This leniency emboldens misconduct and keeps … Continue reading →

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So many law reformers, so little reforming

Posted on October 29, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban There are approximately 188 employees working at the 10 state and federal organisations working on law reform topics. See if you can find any of these bodies addressing wrongful convictions, wrongdoing by judges or prosecutors or propose … Continue reading →

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Can we legitimately call it a ‘justice’ system?

Posted on October 28, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In just the three cases that were cited in our recent series (Oct 20 – 26 2025) allocating seven of our Red Herring Certificates to a total of 8 judges and 3 prosecutors who we believe have … Continue reading →

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The seventh Red Herring Certificate goes jointly to Basten AJA, Button J and Wilson J of the NSW Court of Appeal

Posted on October 26, 2025 by andrew

In a dispiriting 3:0 decision, Frank Valentine’s multi-point appeal against his many convictions by Judge Noman was dismissed as if there was not a single valid ground. Not even when evidence contradicts the conviction. 

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The sixth Red Herring Certificate goes to … Judge Nicole Noman SC

Posted on October 25, 2025 by andrew

So much is wrong with Nicole Noman’s judgement in the 2017 historical sexual abuse accusations trial of Frank Valentine, (the appeal document listed over 500 points) I present only a representative few that stand out as worthy of this Certificate. … Continue reading →

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The fifth Red Herring Certificate goes to … Justice Elizabeth Fullerton

Posted on October 24, 2025 by andrew

In 2016, at the fourth and final multiple-murder trial of Robert Xie, Justice Fullerton was directly offered at least one chance to ensure a fair trial. She refused. She also erred in some of her directions to the jury. 

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The fourth Red Herring Certificate goes jointly to … Mark Tedeschi KC & Tanya Smith

Posted on October 23, 2025 by andrew

The headlines have gone but a lifetime jail sentence remains for Robert Xie for the 2009 murder of the Lin family. (Three adults and his two young nephews.) Xie was convicted without any real evidence. The case was fashioned in … Continue reading →

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The third Red Herring Certificate goes jointly to … Justices Wood & Pearce

Posted on October 22, 2025 by andrew

The second appeal against her 2010 (wrongful) conviction and 23 year sentence for the 2009 murder of her partner Bob Chappel by Sue Neill-Fraser was heard in March 2021. Wood J and Pearce J voted to dismiss the appeal while … Continue reading →

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