The last Australian killed by an Australian judiciary,...
The last Australian killed by an Australian judiciary, Ronald Ryan, was hanged in Melbourne's Pentridge Prison on February 3, 1967
The last Australian killed by an Australian judiciary, Ronald Ryan, was hanged in Melbourne's Pentridge Prison on February 3, 1967.
Between 1901 and 1967, when the country implemented capital punishment, 114 people were executed in Australia.
Queensland was one of the first jurisdictions anywhere to abolish the death penalty, in 1922.
Between 1901 and 1967, when the country implemented capital punishment, 114 people were executed in Australia.
Queensland was one of the first jurisdictions anywhere to abolish the death penalty, in 1922.