Estelle exposed an injustice which led to the 2002 and 2005 exonerations of two men convicted of Perth killings in the 1960s, at that time these were the longest-standing convictions to be overturned in Australia.

Her unfunded, determined sleuthing unearthed fresh evidence that prompted the Attorney General to allow the men new appeals after they had lost a combined total of seven appeals in the 1960s.

Coming across the story by chance and persisting with it has turned Estelle’s life around. From a journalism career with The West Australian, the ABC and Government Media Office, Estelle has become a justice crusader and a PhD candidate.

Estelle Blackburn spent six years researching and writing the book ‘Broken Lives’ published in 1998.

Estelle has won an array of awards including:

• Order of Australia Medal
• Walkley Award
• Perth Press Club Award
• The 25 Most Outstanding Western Australians List,
• WA’s Woman of the Year
• Churchhill Fellowship in 2007

Estelle has appeared on:

• 3 episodes of the ABC’s Australian Story shown in 1998, 2002 and 2007
• a 60 Minutes segment and an episode of the US Forensic Files program.

Estelle’s latest book ‘The End of Innocence’, telling her story of the years of research and writing ‘Broken Lives’ was launched at the Sydney Writers Festival in 2007.

Venue
Auditorium
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
2 Clarendon St, South Wharf, 3006

Date
Tuesday 14 February 2012

Time
7.30am - 9.30am (Includes buffet breakfast)

Agenda
7:30am – 8:15am Breakfast (stand up)
8:15am – 8:20am Opening Address
8:20am – 9:05am Keynote Speaker
9:05am – 9:20am Question and Answer
9:20am – 9:30am Closing Address

Price
$88.00 Personal Member
$99.00 Corporate Member
$154.00 Non Member