Author Archives: andrew

A sealed envelope, a secret instruction? Or just indifference?

Posted on July 7, 2021 by andrew

A sealed envelope on the desk of every incoming Federal Attorney-General contains a short, unsigned, cryptic instruction: “Avoid CCRC”. How do we know this? It’s elementary, my dear Whatsyourname; it’s like this … ANDREW L. URBAN tells a tale you … Continue reading →

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Sara Jane Parkinson’s crooked cop husband evades justice again

Posted on July 4, 2021 by andrew

BETTINA ARNDT’s update on the infamous Sarah Jane Parkinson case of false rape accusations, and its ongoing damage. 

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What if … continued: how another appeal by Sue Neill-Fraser could get to court

Posted on July 1, 2021 by andrew

Prompted by a reader’s question to our previous What if … story, Flinders University legal academic Dr BOB MOLES lays out how any new appeal could navigate the rules to arrive in court. 

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What if … a worst case scenario for Sue Neill-Fraser

Posted on July 1, 2021 by andrew

While waiting for the judges’ decision on her March 2021 appeal, ‘What if the appeal is dismissed,’ ask readers whose confidence in Tasmania’s criminal justice system has been utterly destroyed by the prosecution of Sue Neill-Fraser, convicted in 2010 of … Continue reading →

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Miscarriages of justice in Australia: unfinished business

Posted on June 30, 2021 by andrew

Former High Court judge THE HON. MICHAEL KIRBY AC CMG argues that there is a need in Australia for greater concern and vigilance about the risk of miscarriages of justice – and that the Criminal Cases Review Commission model is … Continue reading →

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Severe psychological consequences of wrongful convictions: study

Posted on June 27, 2021 by andrew

The psychological consequences of wrongful accusations appear to seriously affect the lives of those accused, even after exoneration or overturning of convictions, according to a study by Samantha K Brooks & Neil Greenberg of King’s College, London, reported in SAGE (for … Continue reading →

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Long sentences that don’t make sense

Posted on June 26, 2021 by andrew

Some sentences are incomprehensible.

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New sexual consent laws in NSW will not help – Cunneen SC

Posted on June 23, 2021 by andrew

Hold on, warns MARGARET CUNNEEN SC, in her talk addressing the Rule of Law Education Centre conference, The Presumption of Guilt, on June 15, 2021. 

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What we’ve learned about the administration of the law in Tasmania

Posted on June 21, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. After eight years of studying the case of mild mannered Hobart grandmother Sue Neill-Fraser, convicted of murdering her partner Bob Chappell on Australia Day, 2009, we have learnt that administering the law in Tasmania doesn’t always work … Continue reading →

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Legal Profession Board complaint against …. who was that?

Posted on June 20, 2021 by andrew

We invited the Legal Profession Board of Tasmania to respond to our criticism (published June 11, 2021) of its dismissal of the complaint against Stuart Wright, Meaghan Vass’ lawyer at the Sue Neill-Fraser appeal (March 1-3, 2021) and await their … Continue reading →

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