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'Thank you': Folbigg's best friend and lawyer speak out after 'horrific' 20 years

"We strongly urge the Attorneys-General across the country to prioritise a review of their post-conviction review systems as a matter of priority."

Newcastle Herald

Kathleen Folbigg walks free 20 years after being convicted of killing her four children, but what happens next?

Twenty years after she was jailed for killing her four children, Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned and released from prison. She has a few options available.

ABC News

An Australian mother jailed 20 years is pardoned and freed because of new evidence

The pardon was seen as the quickest way of getting Kathleen Folbigg out of prison, as new scientific evidence found that her four children died by natural causes as she had insisted.

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Watch: Rising misery ‘index’, Sydney hit and run, Folbigg pardoned

Watch: Kathleen Folbigg has received an unconditional pardon after reasonable doubt emerged surrounding her responsibility for the deaths of her children

The New Daily

Australian mother imprisoned 20 years pardoned and freed because of doubt she killed her 4 children

An Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released based on new scientific evidence that her four children died by natural causes as she had insisted

The Independent UK

Kathleen Folbigg ‘outside, in sunshine’ after being freed from jail

Kathleen Folbigg is "walking ... outside ... in the sunshine" after being freed after 20 years in a NSW jail, a supporter says.

The New Daily

'Huge moment' says Greens MP on Folbigg's release

Greens welcome Folbigg's pardon days after trying to ensure her an early release via Parliament

Newcastle Herald

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Kathleen Folbigg's tragic life started long before her babies died — now she is a free woman

Kathleen Folbigg was no stranger to tragedy when all of her children died before their second birthdays. This is how someone once known as Australia's worst female serial killer was freed from prison.

ABC News

Four deaths, two inquiries, 20 years in jail: timeline of Kathleen Folbigg's case

How Kathleen Folbigg's release unfolded after decades.

Newcastle Herald

'Justice at last' for Folbigg: friends celebrate after shock release

'It's just the best news ... I can't wipe the smile off my face'

Newcastle Herald

Convicted killer Kathleen Folbigg pardoned over deaths of children

Convicted child killer Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned in the deaths of her sons and daughters and will be released from jail.

The New Daily

Kathleen Folbigg pardoned and released after 20 years in jail over deaths of her four children

Release comes after inquiry heard that Folbigg and her two daughters had rare genetic variation and her son may have died from an underlying neurogenetic disorder

The Guardian - AU

Kathleen Folbigg pardoned, released immediately after two decades

'It's been a 20-year ordeal for her.'

Newcastle Herald

Kathleen Folbigg pardoned after 20 years in jail over killing her four children

Craig Folbigg's lawyer said his client's view "has not changed whatsoever" as his ex-wife walks free after two decades behind bars.

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The Guardian - AU

Kathleen Folbigg ‘anxious and confused’ over continued imprisonment as Labor supports release motion

An inquiry is considering whether the NSW governor should exercise mercy after hearing evidence suggesting her children had died of natural causes

Newcastle Herald

'We should not wait': pressure mounts for Kathleen Folbigg's release

'It doesn't get more certain than this,' Greens MP says ahead of motion in NSW Parliament.

ABC News

Kathleen Folbigg inquiry to shortly decide child killer's fate, two decades after conviction

Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of killing her four children 20 years ago today. An inquiry will soon decide whether the woman dubbed as "Australia's most hated woman" at the time was wrongly convicted.

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Senior academics write to the NSW attorney-general, calling for early release of Kathleen Folbigg

A group of senior legal academics from New South Wales and Victoria write to the NSW attorney-general, urging him to use his power to immediately release Kathleen Folbigg from prison.

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Morning Mail: Chalmers’ $4bn surplus, airlines face calls for compensation payouts, frog loss fears

Aviation white paper may include plan to recompense people whose flights are cancelled or delayed; treasurer to present budget; and bushfires have hit frog populations

The Guardian - AU

Kathleen Folbigg: science sheds new light on case of mother convicted of murdering her children

While diary confessions were central to initial guilty verdict, growing scientific knowledge of children’s genetics hints at an alternative outcome

ABC News

Kathleen Folbigg's legal team seeks parole or pardon from NSW attorney-general

The convicted killer's lawyers say the attorney-general has the legal power to allow her release, five years before her sentence is up.

ABC News

Inside the judicial inquiry which could see convicted killer Kathleen Folbigg pardoned

After a long running inquiry, a decision on whether there is doubt about Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her four children in the New South Wales Hunter, is expected within months.

Newcastle Herald

Upper Hunter child killer 'cautiously optimistic' ahead of findings

'She's cautious but feels very hopeful'

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Kathleen Folbigg case likened to Lindy Chamberlain; child labour charges against Muffin Break; and Tucker Carlson breaks silence

NSW prosecutors concede there may be reasonable doubt as to Folbigg’s guilt in two-decade-old case

Newcastle Herald

Kathleen Folbigg case 'like Lindy Chamberlain', inquiry told

Evidence suggests the children may have died of natural causes

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