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Does Australia have a problem with wrongful convictions? It’s time we got serious about finding out

When we talk about wrongful convictions in Australia – by which we mean convictions identified as wrong only after all appeal rights have been exhausted – the first question we are asked is: do we really have a problem? The second is, how would we know?

The Conversation · Oct 15

Andrew Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after resignation of case review board boss

Criminal Cases Review Commission chairwoman Helen Pitcher quit on Tuesday, claiming she had been made a ‘scapegoat’ in the case.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns

Mr Malkinson had made repeated demands for Helen Pitcher to be fired.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

New forensic inquiry into case which led to man spending 17 years in jail for rape he denies

"The police's original investigation let down the people of Greater Manchester and allowed the real attacker to evade justice."

Manchester Evening News · Jul 18, 2022

Levi Bellfield ‘confession’ to Chillenden hammer murders to be formally reviewed

Criminal Cases Review Commission to review any new material and decide whether to refer Michael Stone’s conviction to the Court of Appeal

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022