Andrew Fraser

Andrew Fraser is the principal of Fraser Criminal Law and has worked in criminal law in the Canberra region for more than 15 years. Before beginning legal practice, Andrew was a journalist for close to 30 years with the Canberra Times and the Sydney Morning Herald, including stints in the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery. He is also a former news editor, chief of staff and political correspondent of the Canberra Times.

Andrew's recent articles

Will Walter Sofronoff be prosecuted?

Will Walter Sofronoff be prosecuted?

Labor goes weak on reform

Labor goes weak on reform

Will bail in Victoria get a battering under Battin?

Will bail in Victoria get a battering under Battin?

Just say yes, Minister. Its prison reform made simple

Just say yes, Minister. Its prison reform made simple

The prescience of Corporal Hijack

The prescience of Corporal Hijack

Inside out: powerful advocates have judges' ears

Inside out: powerful advocates have judges' ears

War powers reform: no ticker for a no-brainer

War powers reform: no ticker for a no-brainer

Bar hits out at Chief Justice

Bar hits out at Chief Justice

Political void: The end of the Wharf

Political void: The end of the Wharf

Clean slate for prison reform

Clean slate for prison reform

Absence of care: AMC prison a drug supermarket; force applied with regularity, report staff

Absence of care: AMC prison a drug supermarket; force applied with regularity, report staff

Sunlight needed to eradicate prison horrors

Sunlight needed to eradicate prison horrors

ACT legal eagles hit out at Chief Justice

ACT legal eagles hit out at Chief Justice

How the ACT Govt is making more people vulnerable

How the ACT Govt is making more people vulnerable

Can music conquer all? You bet

Can music conquer all? You bet

No, Minister. Its you who should be in court

No, Minister. Its you who should be in court

Departure of Justice Richard Refshauge: end of an era

Departure of Justice Richard Refshauge: end of an era

Labor not tribal enough for three of its own

Labor not tribal enough for three of its own

ACT law reform to be still-born?

ACT law reform to be still-born?

Police chief hits out with compassion

Police chief hits out with compassion

Indigenous incarceration

Indigenous incarceration

Giving science clout at court, and beyond

Giving science clout at court, and beyond

The High Court and the search for a Labor leader

The High Court and the search for a Labor leader

The Rabbi and Corporal Hijack

The Rabbi and Corporal Hijack

Rolls Royce ACT law reform council given Mini Minor resources

Rolls Royce ACT law reform council given Mini Minor resources

The AFL had the power to turn the tide

The AFL had the power to turn the tide

The Greatest: Vale Ron Barassi

The Greatest: Vale Ron Barassi

Crossing the William Barak Bridge

Crossing the William Barak Bridge

The quiet champions of pill testing preventing harrowing deaths

The quiet champions of pill testing preventing harrowing deaths

The AWM, from behind the Pool of Reflection

The AWM, from behind the Pool of Reflection

Pillar of ACT judiciary proves our exceptionalism

Pillar of ACT judiciary proves our exceptionalism

Calvary hospital unresponsive? Yes, Chief Minister

Calvary hospital unresponsive? Yes, Chief Minister

Scotland a shining example in youth justice

Scotland a shining example in youth justice

Guaranteed protection of home and hearth for next to nothing?

Guaranteed protection of home and hearth for next to nothing?

Lehrmann case: pointing finger at police blows smoke over manifold incongruities

Lehrmann case: pointing finger at police blows smoke over manifold incongruities

Why the ACT is miles in front

Why the ACT is miles in front

David Pocock's a nice bloke, but ...

David Pocock's a nice bloke, but ...

Pardoning Witness K a no-brainer, but then what?

Pardoning Witness K a no-brainer, but then what?

What might our new Attorney do with Bernard Collaery?

What might our new Attorney do with Bernard Collaery?

Presumption of innocence under threat

Presumption of innocence under threat

The cavalcade of the cretinous in Canberra

The cavalcade of the cretinous in Canberra

The counter-revolution that AFL needs

The counter-revolution that AFL needs

Bringing 'the Doc' to the masses - review of Gideon Haigh's new book

Bringing 'the Doc' to the masses - review of Gideon Haigh's new book

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