NewsBite

Kathleen Folbigg

Advertisement
Folbigg said it was a “travesty” the process for receiving an ex gratia payment had been so complex.

Once branded a killer, Kathleen Folbigg says what happened next rubbed salt in her wounds

After spending more than a third of her life behind bars, Kathleen Folbigg says she still faces an agonising fight.

  • Michaela Whitbourn

Latest

Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions were quashed in the Court of Criminal Appeal in 2023.

‘Junk science’ is being used in courtrooms across Australia. We should all be worried

The handling of expert opinion evidence by Australian courts is in a crisis. Curiously, our courts appear oblivious.

  • David Hamer and Gary Edmond

The May 18 Edition

Inside the fight to free Kathleen Folbigg | Why run clubs are gaining pace | Not a grandparent? You’re not alone | Bernie Sanders on the American Dream myth

‘You’re not going to believe what I’ve found’: Inside the fight to free Folbigg

When Kathleen Folbigg had her long-standing convictions for the deaths of her four infant children quashed last year, lawyer Rhanee Rego was right by her side.

  • Tim Elliott
Kathleen Folbigg (centre) arrives at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Sydney, NSW. December 14, 2023. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Kathleen Folbigg to seek record compensation payout after convictions quashed

In a historic decision, the state’s top criminal appeal court has quashed the 20-year-old convictions over the deaths of her four young children.

  • Michaela Whitbourn and Clare Sibthorpe
The Croatian Six (clockwise from left: Ilija Kokotovic, Anton Zvirotic, Joseph Kokotovic, Vjekoslav Brajkovic, Maksimilian Bebic and Mile Nekic) were convicted over an alleged plot to bomb locations in Sydney.

An alleged bomb plot, a suspected spy, and a likely miscarriage of justice

Six men were convicted and jailed in 1981 over an alleged plot to bomb a string of Sydney locations and water supply sites. But did they do it?

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Advertisement
Kathleen Folbigg following her release from prison in June.

Top NSW court to consider quashing Folbigg’s convictions

Kathleen Folbigg may be a step closer to receiving compensation for the 20 years she spent behind bars over the deaths of her four young children.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Lindy Chamberlain, left and right, says her wrongful conviction and the case of Kathleen Folbigg, centre, have highlighted the need for changes to the justice system to help assess scientific evidence.

Why Lindy Chamberlain feels forced to speak out after Kathleen Folbigg’s pardon

Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, wrongfully convicted over the 1980 death of her nine-week-old daughter Azaria, says the way scientific evidence is assessed needs fixing.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Kathleen

Did Channel Seven pay $1.5m for Kathleen Folbigg interview?

Seven’s big interview may have cost the network a lot more than previously thought.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
For the first time sin our history, there is a female Chief Justice of the High Court, Susan Kiefel.

Finally, women are taking the law into their own hands

Whether as judges, witnesses or defendants, women have historically been burdened with unfair expectations in the courtrooms of Australia. But that’s changing before our eyes.

  • Jenna Price

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/kathleen-megan-folbigg-1m1c