Baden-Clay murder appeal succeeds on doubt over intent, but domestic violence is still a deadly tragedy
Queensland’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday ruled to downgrade Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction for the April 2012 killing of his…
Kate Fitz-Gibbon awarded Women’s Trust grant to examine the killing of women in Victoria
Deakin criminologist Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon has been awarded a 2015 General Grant by the Victorian Women’s Trust. Kate’s project, ‘The killing…
Searching for justice in Bowraville
By Kate Fitz-Gibbon In 1990/91, over a five-month period, three children were murdered in the small town of Bowraville, New…
The injustice of the provocation defence in NSW continues
On Friday, Yassir Ibrahim Mohamed Hassan was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to a maximum term of 12 years imprisonment,…
Kate Fitz-Gibbon responds to NSW provocation law reform
In NSW Parliament today Fred Nile introduced the Crimes Amendment (Provocation) Bill 2014 [NSW]. While debate was adjourned, several parliamentary…
Abolishing defensive homicide will benefit female victims and offenders
This article was first published on The Conversation on 4th October 2013 The Victorian Department of Justice has released its…
Major changes to Victorian homicide laws proposed
The Victorian Department of Justice has overnight released the Defensive Homicide Proposals for Legislative Reform: Consultation Paper. The paper is a…
The ‘jealous man’s’ defence lives on in the English criminal courts
This month the Home Secretary Theresa May MP announced a major review in England and Wales of how police respond…
New Book Launched by Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon’s new book “A Second Chance for Justice: The Prosecutions of Gabe Watson for the death of Tina…