Five years in jail and 25 seeking justice: the malicious prosecution of Terry Irving

Published: Jan. 18, 2023, 2 p.m.

b'In 1993, Terry Irving was wrongfully arrested for robbing a Queensland bank, and ended up spending 1,671 days in jail. Irving was released by the high court after the state conceded he had not received a fair trial. But exoneration is just the start of his story, as he embarked on a 25-year legal battle against the state for compensation. Queensland state correspondent Ben Smee speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about Irving\\u2019s case and why it\\u2019s so hard to pursue justice for a wrongful conviction in Australia'