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‘Sue is okay’ and accepts she did the wrong thing say visitors

Posted on September 6, 2021 by andrew

According to two visitors to Sue Neill-Fraser in solitary today (Sept. 6, 2021) “she is okay,” and she accepts that she did the wrong thing sending an account for publication on this blog, ‘A Day in the Life …’ 

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Why Tasmanian police are smarting – not acting smart

Posted on September 6, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The Tasmanian police community is smarting – not to be confused with acting smart – from the latest revelations of incompetence (and worse) that ruined the investigation into the disappearance of Bob Chappell on Australia Day 2009. … Continue reading →

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Solitary confinement in Australian prisons – a study note

Posted on September 5, 2021 by andrew

A further punishment other than that imposed by the courts? A breach of Australia’s international human rights obligations? PETER NORDEN AO explores these questions in the following brief extracts from his paper, published in 2019.

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Sue Neill-Fraser in solitary

Posted on September 5, 2021 by andrew

Sue Neill-Fraser has been moved into solitary confinement for five days from the end of last week and will then move to maximum security, losing all privileges she has earned over the past decade of incarceration. Neill-Fraser’s daughter Sarah Bowles … Continue reading →

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Tasmania’s legal authorities have something to say about the Sue Neill-Fraser case.

Posted on September 3, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. The Attorney-General, the DPP and the Police Commissioner have something to say about the Sue Neill-Fraser case. We report the following in the wake of much recent public unease and lack of confidence in the guilty verdict … Continue reading →

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Tas Police Commissioner said what?

Posted on September 3, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. The Mercury’s Cameron Whitely reported on September 3, 2021 (online 4.57pm) that Tasmanian Police Commissioner Darren Hine “weighed in to the ongoing debate about Sue Neill-Fraser’s murder conviction saying supporters of the convicted killer were making ‘selective … Continue reading →

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A day in the life – Sue Neill-Fraser

Posted on September 2, 2021 by andrew

Incarcerated in the women’s section of Hobart’s Risdon prison since August 20, 2009, Sue Neill-Fraser is awaiting the outcome of her second appeal against the conviction for a murder she vehemently denies (and many others regard as wrongful). Security regulations … Continue reading →

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Tas. Legislative Council hears case to reopen Sue Neill-Fraser appeal

Posted on August 31, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In a significant development in the afternoon of August 31, 2021, in the Sue Neill-Fraser case, Tasmanian Legislative Council member the Hon. Michael Gaffney MLC (Ind), Member for Mersey, devoted his first adjournment speech in 13 years … Continue reading →

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60 Minutes shames the law – twice

Posted on August 30, 2021 by andrew

On March 10, 2019, 60 Minutes broadcast a heartwrenching and game changing interview that showed the world how wrongly the courts had convicted Sue Neill-Fraser for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell. On August 29, 2021, 60 Minutes broadcast … Continue reading →

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‘Shaken baby syndrome’ evidence reliability shaken

Posted on August 26, 2021 by andrew

Victoria’s highest court has flagged serious concerns about the scientific diagnosis known as “shaken baby syndrome”, which has been used to prosecute and jail a number of young men for child homicide and abuse in recent years, according to an … Continue reading →

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