Overview

• Attorney-General Michael Daley approved a discretionary A$2 million ex gratia payment after extensive consideration of Kathleen Folbigg’s application materials
• Folbigg’s solicitor, Rhanee Rego, called the offer “profoundly unfair and unjust” and noted it pales compared with Lindy Chamberlain’s 1994 compensation
• Greens MP Sue Higginson said the amount barely covers lost earnings and the enduring trauma of wrongful imprisonment
• Premier Chris Minns defended the payment as the maximum feasible use of public funds and affirmed that Folbigg’s lawyers are free to sue for more
• Lawmakers and legal experts have joined calls for an independent inquiry to explain how the NSW government calculated the A$2 million figure