Category Archives: General articles

One of our readers, concerned citizen MONIQUE BERTINO-CLARKE, reflects on one of the latest decision of the High Court, which suggests it is part of a deficient system that needs to be overhauled. 

Australia’s record on wrongful convictions in serious crimes lags behind many developed countries due to systemic gaps in case review mechanisms, compensation frameworks and public accountability, as researched by AI.

Artist Sky Parra’s DENIED project of portraits she has created of wrongfully convicted subjects is central to a special panel event in Hobart on Saturday, May 17, 2025, with speakers including former Lindy Chamberlain lawyer Stuart Tipple. 

Andrew L. Urban Sydney’s Macquarie Law School is attracting public criticism for compelling law students to include acknowledgment of country (a form of political speech) in work to which it has no relevance. It’s a change from the history of … Continue reading →

Detectives from the Financial Crimes Squad have charged seven people following the discovery of fraudulent sexual abuse compensation claims in a scheme which has paid out over $1 billion in claims to date. 

Andrew L. Urban There should be an equivalent of the first principle of the doctors’ Hippocratic Oath for lawyers and judges – the entire legal system in fact: ‘first, do no harm.’ But there isn’t. For example, in the case … Continue reading →

“The lawyer who may knock over one of the worst miscarriages of justice in Australia may not even need to be a criminal lawyer… just a basic understanding of civil procedure may be all that is necessary.” Flinders University legal … Continue reading →

In an interview with former NSW police prosecutor Richard McDonald, BETTINA ARNDT hears about “a system captured by ideology, where police are discouraged from properly investigating sexual assault and domestic violence claims.” 

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has lost her appeal to overturn ICAC’s findings that she engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”.