Andrew L. Urban
First and only-time child sex abuse offenders who are wrongfully convicted will lose the minor mitigating factor at sentencing if good character references are no longer accepted in the wake of the NSW government’s move to introduce new laws on Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026 to scrap the “good character” provision for all offences. Continue reading
Prompted by Janet Albrechtsen’s column in The Australian chastising Kristina Keneally and the other two Mean Girls, we might fantasise that perhaps the Mean Girls once lived in William Shakespeare’s mind…. in the personas of the three witches. The similarity is striking… Continue reading
Reader Dieter Fischer posted a comment (on January 28, 2026) that prompted the research that underpins this post. He made the point that it is not only females that make false claims of sexual assault; men do too. Continue reading
Andrew L. Urban
Phillip Boulten, a criminal barrister elevated to the NSW Supreme Court despite a history of criticism of Zionists and police, will primarily handle common law and murder cases, NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley says, in an effort to avoid any “apprehension of bias” in matters related to pro-Palestine protests or demonstration laws. That’s the flimsy defence for Boulten’s elevation. Continue reading
Andrew L. Urban
Even some judges have called for reforms to laws shielding sex abuse claimants (see below) – why has the legal system done nothing about it? Continue reading
With nearly 40,000 verifiable signatures, the petition calling for a judicial inquiry into the contested conviction of Sue Neill-Fraser for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell will be handed Tasmania’s MLC The Hon Meg Webb at the January 24, 2026 rally in Hobart’s Parliament Gardens, with the request to present it to Tasmanian Governor The Hon Barbara Baker AC and Premier Jeremy Rockcliff MP. Continue reading
Andrew L. Urban
The Tasmanian Parole Board last year acted contrary to the High Court’s rulings when it tightened the parole condition on Sue Neill-Fraser, prohibiting her from claiming her innocence of the 2009 murder of Bob Chappel, her former partner. Concerned that the Tasmanian Supreme Court is taking too long to hear a challenge to the new condition from the Human Rights Law Centre in Melbourne on Neill-Fraser’s behalf (lodged in April 2025), we tasked Legal Intel AI (LIA) to research the matter. LIA found the parole condition legally faulty. Continue reading
It was no doubt a shock to Tasmania’s legal establishment when one of its most senior judges delivered a dissenting opinion – not because of his dissent per se, but because he argued to uphold the appeal against the most controversial murder conviction in Tasmanian history – that of Sue Neill-Fraser, a conviction – then as now – protected by the police, prosecution and politicians. He defied the Tasmanian establishment … of which he is a member. Continue reading
Earlier this month, Bike Boy, a 6-epsiode podcast was launched that details how former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his wife Catherine caused the car-and-bike crash that almost killed then 15 year old Ryan Mueleman and then scrambled to cover up their culpability. The podcast was released on January 7, marking the 13th anniversary of the fateful crash. The podcast is based on evidence, witness accounts and statements, and official documents; no assertions or accusations are made but it adds to earlier reports, including ones in our sister blog, & here that reveal what really happened. Continue reading
In 2020 artist Anthony Lister’s home was raided by a 23-man task force – including police armed with sub machine guns – who had come to arrest him for sexual assault. They broke down his door before carting him off to the police station to confront hordes of media salivating over this latest #MeToo salvo. The press were given access to photos of him being locked up. But several complainants were confronted with proof that their version of events was untrue, “in devastating cross-examination by Margaret Cunneen SC” reports BETTINA ARNDT. Continue reading