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"The conviction of Robert Farquharson for the murder of his three sons on
Father’s Day 2005 is being questioned in the media, with doubts raised about
the reliability of prosecution’s medical, traffic reconstruction and sinking
vehicle evidence.
This case has echoes of Henry Keogh, David Eastman and Lindy Chamberlain. Their
murder convictions were overturned when scientific and medical testimony from
their trials was eventually found to be unreliable.
The handling of expert opinion evidence by Australian courts is in a crisis.
Curiously, our courts appear oblivious. They use forensic science evidence
without regard for the best scientific advice.
Australian courts ignore criteria recommended by peak scientific organisations
such as the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Australian
Academy of Science (AAS). The chief executive of the AAS, Anna-Maria Arabia,
has warned that our courts are susceptible to “junk science”. Why is this
happening and what can we do?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
