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Petition to Governor For Review
A petition was signed on May 26 2015 and delivered to the Governor of NSW asking for the case to be reviewed. The petition is presented below in full.
Press Release | One Year On and Still No Answer From the NSW Attorney General
The Australian Academy of Science issues a press release on March 5, 2022. You can see the original here. https://vimeo.com/518533234 “Respect the scientific and medical evidence that provide ample justification for the pardon of Kathleen Folbigg and demonstrate that…
Daily Telegraph | Convicted child killer Kathleen Folbigg pens four-page letter begging for a pardon
See the original article here. Exclusive: Australia’s most notorious female prisoner Kathleen Folbigg has handwritten a four-page letter to NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman begging him to “soften your heart” and grant her a petition for pardon. Folbigg was convicted in…
Profiteering From Offshore Detention
Offshore detention has been a policy of the Australian government since the Howard years. Mark Basa is currently held on Christmas Island – but how much does offshore detention cost and who profits from it. The Guardian recently published an article about the company that manages the detention centre on Nauru.
Mark Basa – An Open Letter to the Australian Parliament
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