Kathleen Folbigg
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Crime
‘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.
- by David Hamer and Gary Edmond
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‘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.
- by Tim Elliott
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Folbigg case
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.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and Clare Sibthorpe
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?
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Opinion
Gender equality
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.
- by Jenna Price
Kathleen Folbigg set for multimillion-dollar compensation payout after pardon
Her solicitor said the next step would be to have the conviction quashed. “But in due course, we’ll be certainly thinking about all options that are relevant to her.”
- by Harriet Alexander, Olivia Ireland and Perry Duffin
Brutal father, tragic children: Folbigg was doomed to trauma
Wondering whether she was “her father’s daughter”, Kathleen Folbigg captured years of guilt, revulsion and pain in one sentence.
- by Jordan Baker
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