The Latest Breaking News from Rhanee Rego

Woman offered $2 million for being wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years

Kathleen Folbigg, once dubbed ‘the most hated woman in Australia‘, had her convictions quashed in 2023

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

Lawyer condemns $1.3 million compensation for Australian woman wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years

The New South Wales government has decided to pay $1.3 million in compensation to Kathleen Folbigg, who spent 20 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing her four children

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

Premier to probe 'delay' in Folbigg compensation claim

Wrongly convicted mother Kathleen Folbigg hopes to raise her story and compensation claim with the NSW premier more than a year after being pardoned.

AAP · Aug 28, 2024

Kathleen Folbigg’s ‘fierce women’ on the need to challenge misogyny in criminal cases

Folbigg’s friend Tracy Chapman says her prison ordeal ‘can’t be for nothing’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2023

Will Kathleen Folbigg be compensated for 20 years in prison after her wrongful conviction?

The case of a woman wrongfully jailed for murdering her four children highlights the dire need for reform in how compensation is calculated

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023

‘I would not have survived’: inside the friendships that kept Kathleen Folbigg going for 20 years

Tracy Chapman’s unyielding push against the judicial system galvanised a support network that helped secure justice for her childhood friend

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

‘No hate in her heart’: Kathleen Folbigg laughed, drank Kahlua, mesmerised by technology in first night out of prison

Folbigg’s advocates now focused on getting convictions quashed when an inquiry into her case reports in coming weeks

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

A 'grateful' Kathleen Folbigg enjoys simple joys during her first night of freedom

Kathleen Folbigg celebrates with pizza and garlic bread at her friend Tracy Chapman's farm after spending two decades in jail.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 5, 2023

From Australia’s ‘most hated woman’ to a state pardon: how Kathleen Folbigg walked free

She was labelled a baby killer but advocates say she has suffered one of the country’s gravest injustices

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023

'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 · Jun 5, 2023