Category Archives: General articles

Articles relevant to the subject of wrongful convictions

From the Archives: Dr Colin Manock, the forensic fraudster (retired) whose incompetence tainted 10,000 autopsies

Posted on May 14, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban It was in the main street of Mintabie, 980 kms northwest of Adelaide, the remote opal mining community (now closed). It was 1978 and an Aboriginal man had been found dead, in mysterious circumstances. The Coroner sent … Continue reading →

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Will Albo be called?

Posted on May 4, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban It starts today. Witnesses will be heard at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, starting with Alex Ryvchin,  co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Ever since the release of the Terms of … Continue reading →

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The Lawyer X Scandal: Rule of Law or Necessary Evil?

Posted on May 3, 2026 by andrew

STEVEN FENNELL explores both sides of the Nicola Gobbo debate, wrongful convictions and the fracture of Australian justice. 

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The Cost of Appellate Complacency — a personal account

Posted on April 27, 2026 by andrew

In his post on April 25, 2026, The Record and the Reality:  What Transcripts Don’t Show in Criminal Appeal, STEVEN FENNELL argued that transcripts are an incomplete reconstruction of a trial. In this companion piece, he provides a cautionary tale … Continue reading →

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Ben Roberts-Smith: principle of legal equality trashed

Posted on April 24, 2026 by andrew

Some have mistakenly asserted that the prosecution of Ben Roberts-Smith proves the principle of legal equality is well-respected in Australian law. It proves the reverse, writes CHRIS MERRITT in The Australian.

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Ben Roberts-Smith & Justice Besanko at a fork in the road

Posted on April 18, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  Roberts-Smith’s central position in evidence at the 2003 defamation trial was that the newspaper allegations were false and that all killings he was involved in were lawful engagements with insurgents during combat operations in Afghanistan. He denied … Continue reading →

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Special Forces Operator Scott Jones: The Truth About Ben Roberts-Smith – the transcript

Posted on April 17, 2026 by andrew

Hosted by Sam Bamford, a former Australian Army infantry paratrooper and combat veteran with a deployment to Afghanistan in 2012, the 2 Worlds Collide Podcast has evolved into one of Australia’s most outspoken independent platforms. In this must-see episode, Special Forces … Continue reading →

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Prosecutors at top of wish-list to minimise wrongful convictions

Posted on April 16, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  Wielding more power than judges and enjoying professional immunity, some Crown prosecutors fail to act in accordance with the responsibilities that come with that power. Any attempt to improve the legal system should start by enforcing the … Continue reading →

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Special Forces Operator Scott Jones: The Truth About Ben Roberts-Smith

Posted on April 15, 2026 by andrew

Hosted by Sam Bamford, a former Australian Army infantry paratrooper and combat veteran with a deployment to Afghanistan in 2012, the 2 Worlds Collide Podcast has evolved into one of Australia’s most outspoken independent platforms. In this must-see episode, Special … Continue reading →

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A devil’s dilemma for Ben Roberts-Smith: trial or stay

Posted on April 13, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  Risk a prejudice-tainted guilty verdict or apply for a permanent stay of proceedings due to prejudicial publicity. These are his only (lose-lose) options. It is a devil’s dilemma. 

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