Mark Basa was initially removed from the Villawood Detention centre and taken to Perth in the middle of the night. He stayed in Perth for several weeks but was then woken by masked men and chained before being flown to Christmas Island in chains. This podcast is with Mark’s father Richard who reveals the traumatic circumstances of Mark’s removal from Australia.
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Dr Cavanagh presented an article at the Hunter Regional Law Society on Friday 28 March 2025. The presentation focuses on what happens when expert evidence is misleading, when it is not based on facts and is not the opinion of…
Mark Basa was convicted by a jury of murder on 3 August 2006. The conviction was for the death of Zane McCready in an emergency doorway area of the Ex-Services Club on Hanbury Street, Mayfield, Newcastle on 7 July 2005….
In February 2025, the SA Law Society held their annual conference. Dr Cavanagh presented a video presentation about the Prerogrative of Mercy for the attendees. You can watch the presentation below. https://youtu.be/XF1APjm23DI
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…
A petition was signed on March 2 2021 and delivered to the Governor of NSW asking for the Ms Folbigg to be pardoned. The petition is presented below in full.
Summary This open memorandum, prepared by Professor Helen Fraser of the University of Melbourne and Professor Michele Ruyters of RMIT University, calls for an independent inquiry into the 1990 conviction of Stephen “Shorty” Jamieson, who is serving a life sentence…