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An undated photo of Lindy Chamberlain holding baby Azaria on Ayers Rock

HE SAID ITGREG CAVANAGHNorthern Territory Coroner

Whether egos of

politicians got in the

way of an apology — I

don’t know, but I suspect

they did

In this Azaria Chamberlain exhibit, Lindy Chamberlain gets first view ofthe remains of Azaria’s matinee jacket after it was found in February 1986

NT Coroner Greg Cavanagh, whoworked as part of Mrs Creighton’sdefence team during her trial, saidthe case should not have carried onfor as long as it did.

‘‘One of the lessons that I learntfrom the whole experience washow the egos of so-called indepen-dent experts at the trial ... got in theway of the truth,’’ he said.

‘‘Whether egos of politicians gotin the way of an apology — I don’tknow, but I suspect they did.’’

Although the NT governmentdidn’t directly apologise to MrsCreighton after she spent threeyears in jail on a charge thatwas later found to be ‘‘unsafe’’,they did pay her $1.3 millionin compensation.

While Mrs Creighton has alreadyscheduled paid media interviews tomark the 30-year anniversary ofher baby daughter’s disappear-ance, a friend of the family’s saidAzaria’s father Michael Chamber-lain was working on a book but

was having trouble findinga publisher.

Another chapter in the saga is ex-pected to unfold next year, whenthe NT law fraternity re-enactspart of the second coronial inquestto mark the centenary of the NTSupreme Court.

MORE on the Chamberlain case:

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Where are they now?LINDYCHAMBERLAIN-CREIGHTON, 62:Married to RickCreighton, the couplelive in the NSWHunterValleywhere there is a fountain intheir garden as amemorial toAzaria, whowould have celebratedher 30th birthday lastmonth. Lindycontinues to givemotivational talks,telling audiences: ‘‘Forgiveness is allabout you.What you are doing bystewing over something that some-body has donewrong to us is rent-ing them a room in your head — thatis themost private spacewe have.’’MICHAEL CHAMBERLAIN, 66:Still living at Cooranbong on theNSWCentral Coastwith secondwifeIngrid Bergner andtheir daughter Zahra,13. He has retiredfrom teaching towritebooks and is working on a novel.Michael told Channel 9’sA CurrentAffair this week that he believed heand Lindywere ‘‘the patsies’’ whowere prosecuted in order to protectUluru’s multimillion-dollar touristindustry from a dingo scare.AIDANCHAMBERLAIN, 36:A qualified electrician,the eldestChamberlain sonmarried AmberMartinin 2008 in a SunshineCoastwedding atwhich the bridal car was the family’sold Torana, fittedwith newnumberplate 4ENSIC.

REAGANCHAMBERLAIN, 34:Living in SouthHedland inWA,Reagan, a qualifiedcareworker, lists hisinterests on hisFacebook page as:philosophy, physical pursuits, boardgames, computers and likes positivemusic.KAHLIA CHAMBERLAIN, 28:Born in DarwinHospital while hermotherwas in jail,Kahlia Shonell NikariChamberlain qualifiedas a nurse before sheleft to live in Londonwith herhusband, software developer AdamMills, 29. The couplemarried inMalaysian Borneo in 2007.IANBARKERQC:The Chamberlainprosecutor is busy atthe NSWBarwhere hishigh-profile clientshave includeddisgraced FederalCourt judgeMarcus Einfeldwho liedto get off driving offences.JOHNPHILLIPSQC:The Chamberlaindefender, an IrishCatholic whowas anexpert on Ned Kelly,went on to becomethe first Director ofPublic Prosecutions for Victoria andalso a director of the now-defunctNational Crime Authority. Hewasbest known as Chief Justice ofVictoria. He retired as a judge in2003 and died in 2009 aged 75.

JOYKUHL:Unable to shakeoff the tag of beingthe forensicscientist who sentLindy Chamberlainto jail, she resigned from theNSWHealth Commission’sforensic division a year after themurder trial, unhappywith hertreatment after being sidelinedfrom criminal pathologywork.Shemoved to Darwin and a job asa forensic biologist with the NTPolice Departmentwhere herhigh-profile cases included the2001 disappearance of Britishtourist Peter Falconio. She diedof cancer two years ago.GRAEMECHARLWOOD:The tenacious Darwin policeofficer whowasknown to be toughbut incrediblycaring — likewhen abusload of EastTimorese soccerplayers soughtasylum in Darwin fromIndonesian occupation, and hetook control of a very emotional,heartbreaking situation —movedon to head investigations atWA’sAnti-Corruption Commission.DEREKROFF, 70:Themanwhowas head ranger atAyers RockwhenAzaria was takenandwho hadwarned of thedangers of dingoes,is in poor health andlives in SA.