Kathleen Folbigg to seek record compensation payout after convictions quashed

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.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andClare Sibthorpe

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

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?

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Folbigg gets a measure of justice but at what cost?

Folbigg gets a measure of justice but at what cost?

Kathleen Folbigg may get some justice with her convictions being quashed,but the focus now moves to how much compensation she is entitled to.

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Top NSW court to consider quashing Folbigg’s convictions

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.

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

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.

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

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.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
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Kathleen Folbigg set for multimillion-dollar compensation payout after pardon

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.”

  • byHarriet Alexander,Olivia Ireland andPerry Duffin
Kathleen Folbigg case reveals major flaws in the legal system

Kathleen Folbigg case reveals major flaws in the legal system

The Kathleen Folbigg case shows we need a criminal review commission in this country.

Brutal father,tragic children:Folbigg was doomed to trauma

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.

  • byJordan Baker
A bath and a steak:Kathleen Folbigg’s first night free after 20 years

A bath and a steak:Kathleen Folbigg’s first night free after 20 years

The woman convicted over the deaths of her four children has finally been pardoned,but her supporters want a post-conviction review commission to stop others waiting so long for justice.

  • byJordan Baker,Michaela Whitbourn andMichael McGowan