In November 2014, the Victorian offence of defensive homicide was abolished following a widely held perception that it was being ‘abused’ by …
Queensland’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday ruled to downgrade Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction for the April 2012 killing of his wife Allison …
Yesterday the Australian High Court handed down their judgment in R v Lindsay, a South Australian homicide case that is set to reignite debate surrounding …
This article was originally published on The Conversation on 27 October 2014. To read the original article, click here. The recent killing of 21-year-old Melbourne …
Several members of the Deakin Criminology team are in Sydney this week to present at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) …
This article was first written by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and published on The Conversation. The law’s response to lethal domestic violence in Australia …
This article is authored by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and was first published on The Conversation on 26th June 2014. Victorian attorney-general Robert Clark …
HOMICIDE LAW REFORM IN VICTORIA: PROSPECTS AND RETROSPECT 2014 marks a decade since the release of the Victorian Law Reform Commission’s Defences …
On Friday, Yassir Ibrahim Mohamed Hassan was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to a maximum term of 12 years imprisonment, with a …
In NSW Parliament today Fred Nile introduced the Crimes Amendment (Provocation) Bill 2014 [NSW]. While debate was adjourned, several parliamentary members have …
The NSW Government has released a Draft Bill and Discussion Paper recommending that a reformed version of the provocation defence be retained with significant restrictions. The …
This article was first published on The Conversation on 4th October 2013 The Victorian Department of Justice has released its long-awaited review …
The Victorian Department of Justice has overnight released the Defensive Homicide Proposals for Legislative Reform: Consultation Paper. The paper is a welcomed step …
This month the Home Secretary Theresa May MP announced a major review in England and Wales of how police respond to domestic …
By Kate Fitz-Gibbon Last month the Victorian Premier Denis Napthine, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and AFL …
An article discussing the findings of Kate Fitz-Gibbon’s research examining the Victorian operation of defensive homicide has appeared front page of The …
