Author Archives: andrew

When ‘she said’ removes safeguards of the law

Posted on January 10, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. It is not the first time that police have recklessly charged and detained an innocent man on child sex abuse related charges, just on the say-so of an accuser. Evidence would be a good start … (Most … Continue reading →

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Something rotten with Australian justice

Posted on January 3, 2021 by andrew

Recent events in Australia give little cause for optimism that we have either a clean, efficient and effective criminal justice system or an incorruptible and just policing regime, writes DR AUGUSTO ZIMMERMAN in Quadrant (3/1/21), as he deconstructs the appalling … Continue reading →

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The dingo took over my life – book review

Posted on January 2, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Journalist Malcolm Brown managed to irritate both sides: the Northern Territory Police (and Government) as well as Stuart Tipple, the lawyer for Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, which makes the two men ideal co-authors of Tipple’s journey through … Continue reading →

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A year of blunders – 2020 in review

Posted on December 20, 2020 by andrew

Tunnel-vision-blighted police investigations, junk science as evidence, prosecutors ‘impermissibly straining for a conviction’ (as Justice Fullerton has put it) and judges failing to adhere to the rule of law are all causes of blunders resulting in wrongful convictions and failed … Continue reading →

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New Year hopes for old injustices

Posted on December 17, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Should we call them mis-convicted murderers, perhaps, those poor unfortunate souls who have suffered the catastrophe of a wrongful conviction? As we prepare to leave 2020 behind and look across time into 2021, we must hope along … Continue reading →

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More pressure to mitigate Manock harm

Posted on December 10, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. British author, journalist, and a consultant in forensic evidence, Satish C. Sekar, believes it is “only a question of time before a special inquiry is established” into the trail of unsafe forensic reports generated by Dr Colin … Continue reading →

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Scott free

Posted on November 23, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban After 13 years in jail, 45 year old Scott Austic has finally regained his freedom and his official innocence last week, when a WA jury acquitted him after two hours of deliberations. As we reported in May … Continue reading →

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Robert Farquharson – but did he want to die?

Posted on October 22, 2020 by andrew

Robert Farquharson was convicted of killing his three little boys by driving them into the dam and letting them drown inside the car. Farquharson insists he blacked out, it was a terrible accident. The prosecution insisted it was deliberate. But, … Continue reading →

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Road to Damnation – Excerpt 3 (final) ‘scientific expertise’ ?

Posted on October 21, 2020 by andrew

Chris Brook’s new book, Road to Damnation, is the result of a two year investigation into the case of Robert Farquharson, and the science of the evidence that convinced two sets of juries that he murdered his three children by … Continue reading →

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Road to Damnation – Excerpt 2 ‘An incubator of bias’

Posted on October 20, 2020 by andrew

Chris Brook’s new book, Road to Damnation, is the result of a two year investigation into the case of Robert Farquharson, and the science of the evidence that convinced two sets of juries that he murdered his three children by … Continue reading →

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