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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 →

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 →

Andrew L. Urban  That’s not my headline: it is the headline on an editorial in The Australian (April 9, 2026) and mirrors my own of the day before, referring to the five murder war crimes charges against Ben Roberts-Smith. The … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban The trial of Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith for five war crime murders will be one of the most consequential criminal trials in Australian history. Under all the circumstances, including time elapsed, limited evidence and unpreserved crime … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban “If it’s not actually true, if Jesus didn’t rise from the dead in his body, I’d rather be at the races,” wrote one national columnist and devout Christian on Easter Saturday. That sentiment prompted this post.

Andrew L. Urban “It’s a new world. It’s the same Constitution.” Coming from the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in the context of the consequential birthright citizenship debate, this is disturbingly lacking common sense. Arguably the best definition … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban  April 2, 2026: I was reintroduced to Jesus through Dr Barbara Thiering.  She deciphered the hidden meanings in his story from the Dead Sea Scrolls. A bastard by religious rules, derided as a ‘wicked priest’, executed as … Continue reading →

In justice systems worldwide, court backlogs are not mere administrative headaches—they are engines of wrongful convictions. Prolonged delays and overcrowded dockets create intense pressure on defendants to accept plea bargains, even when innocent, writes STEVEN FENNELL.