Author Archives: andrew

Speakman – and he talks of cowardice!

Posted on August 10, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban My case against Mark Speakman as leader of the Liberals rests entirely on his failure, as then Attorney General of NSW, to offer a man claiming to having been wrongfully convicted the same opportunity to clear his … Continue reading →

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Frank Valentine 10/9/1940 – 8/8/24 – eulogy

Posted on August 9, 2025 by andrew

Marking the first anniversary of his death, we publish an extract from the eulogy by his sons Ben & Richard and delivered at his funeral,  from the new book by Andrew L. Urban, Presumption of Evil 2 – Truth Be … Continue reading →

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Folbigg compensation reveals arbitrary approach

Posted on August 7, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Australia’s hodgepodge approach to compensation for wrongful imprisonment across various jurisdictions is highlighted by the Kathleen Folbigg compensation just announced (7/8/2025): $2 million for 20 years in jail. 

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Poor judgement – bad apple judges harm entire judiciary

Posted on August 6, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In my own narrow lane of writing about wrongful convictions, the concentration of error prone judges probably seems higher than elsewhere in the legal system. But maybe not … Supreme Court judge (since 2014) Belinda Rigg SC, … Continue reading →

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Mass media ignores wrongful convictions, favours cold case stories

Posted on July 28, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Splashed headlines, double page spreads in newspapers, podcasts at length … the pursuit of cold cases is big in mass media. Wrongful convictions … not so much (with notable exceptions). It’s as if innocents in jail don’t … Continue reading →

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Fraud a game changer for wrongful convictions

Posted on July 27, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Once revealed, fraud at trial can overturn a conviction with a simple civil hearing. It’s not a new right, but it has lain largely dormant until now. In a game changing expose, Flinders University legal academic Dr … Continue reading →

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Juno told to Sofronoff

Posted on July 22, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The ACT Integrity Commission’s Operation Juno is an examination of Walter Sofronoff’s actions after he was appointed under the ACT Inquiries Act to investigate whether the aborted Bruce Lehrmann trial in 2023 had been affected by political influence or interference. … Continue reading →

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Lucky girl, that Brittany

Posted on June 28, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Lucky girl, that Brittany Higgins …the young woman who in December 2022 was hastily paid $2.44 million in compensation by the Federal Government partly for not being able to ever work again after being allegedly raped by … Continue reading →

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Australia’s legal system not in top10 – surveys

Posted on June 13, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  I suspect that most of our regular readers would scoff at the suggestion that Australia’s legal system is ‘good’ or ‘very good’. The view through the prism of wrongful convictions is less forgiving. But 55% of the … Continue reading →

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False Witness: The Disgraceful Dr Manock: Australia’s greatest forensic and legal disaster

Posted on May 29, 2025 by andrew

At 6pm ACST, Wednesday 4 June, 2025, legal academic Bob Moles will be leading a three hour class on the materials he is using for the forthcoming book False Witness: The Disgraceful Dr Manock. 

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