Author Archives: andrew

Why the courts have not silenced the uproar over Sue Neill-Fraser case

Posted on November 18, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Tasmania’s legal establishment wants to shut it down but the continuing uproar of dissent over the demonstrable wrongful conviction of Sue Neill-Fraser will not be silenced. As we show here, there is a great deal to uproar … Continue reading →

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MoJ Seminar in Hobart, November 24, 2022

Posted on November 17, 2022 by andrew

Legal professionals, politicians, police and the public have a chance to hear how the criminal justice system sausage is made at a seminar “Lifting the Lid on Miscarriages of Justice.”

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Sue Neill-Fraser injustice product of ‘our Tasmanian legal fraternity’

Posted on November 15, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Former Hobart prosecutor Tony Jacobs has reviewed the case of Sue Neill-Fraser and found many reasons for the conviction to be overturned, urging the Law Society to “help correct this injustice, the product of our Tasmanian legal … Continue reading →

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Folbigg review starts – and extends into 2023

Posted on November 13, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. The much delayed second inquiry into the Kathleen Folbigg murder conviction begins this Monday, November 14, 2022. But in a disgraceful disregard for delivering justice in a timely manner, the inquiry won’t hear crucial evidence regarding the … Continue reading →

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Review of illegal surveillance possibly illegal, too

Posted on November 11, 2022 by andrew

A media release by the Independent member for Nelson, Tasmania, reveals the O’Farrell Review into the illegal prison surveillance of Jeff Thompson would possibly be illegal itself. The following is a media release issued yesterday by Nelson Independent, Meg Webb, … Continue reading →

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Kathleen Folbigg conviction next under microscope – others on the way

Posted on October 31, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The high profile case of Kathleen Folbigg’s 2003 conviction for the murder of her very young children will be under the microscope again in a second inquiry starting November 14, 2022 (listed for two weeks), with former … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser out on parole

Posted on October 4, 2022 by andrew

Sue Neill-Fraser was released on parole this morning and driven to the parole office in Hobart by her two daughters, Sarah Bowles and Emma Fraser-Meeker, reported the ABC. 

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The truth will set you free … from totalitarianism – Tasmania please note

Posted on October 3, 2022 by andrew

“When a society loses the desire to know the truth, that is a precursor to totalitarianism,” observed author, Holocaust survivor and political philosopher Hanna Arendt (1906 – 1975). Tasmanian society is now seeing that observation come closer to realisation around … Continue reading →

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Danocracy in Victoria – on the record in Battleground Melbourne

Posted on October 3, 2022 by andrew

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews truncated democracy with his repressive (mis)management of the Covid response. It’s hard to believe what was done to people protesting Covid-driven restrictions of their freedoms – but seeing Battleground Melbourne is believing. It’s a reminder and … Continue reading →

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Clayton’s review into police prison surveillance

Posted on September 30, 2022 by andrew

The terms of reference for an inquiry into the unlawful use of surveillance devices in Risdon Prison downplay any wrongdoing by Tasmania Police involved in the operation, reports David Killick in the Hobart Mercury today (Sept. 30, 2022). 

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