Key Facts

• The couple was convicted in 2016 for sexually abusing their daughter for 14 years in northern NSW.
• The journalist, Richard Guilliatt from The Australian, interviewed them for an eight-part podcast called Shadow of Doubt.
• Corrective Services NSW says journalists need written permission to interview inmates, which was not given in this case.
• The podcast questioned the couple's guilt and suggested the victim’s memories might be false, calling it a possible miscarriage of justice.
• The couple’s convictions and sentences, including 48 years for the father, were upheld by higher courts.
• The victim reported that the podcast harmed her mental health.
• The couple’s names were not used in the podcast, and their voices were altered to protect their identities.
• The Australian defends the podcast as investigative journalism that explores serious questions about the justice and mental health systems.