Australia's highest court has ruled that Gerard Baden-Clay did, indeed, murder his wife Allison.

In the final ruling on one of Queensland’s longest running court sagas on Wednesday morning, the High Court of Australia reinstated Baden-Clay’s murder conviction.
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The decision overrules a controversial ruling made by the Queensland Court of Appeal last year that set aside the father-of-three’s murder conviction and substituted it with manslaughter.
He has no further avenues of appeal.

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An Australian-made short film on domestic violence as seen through the eyes of two victims could become a tool in helping judges deal with family violence in the courts.
The film Degrees of Separation was produced by Melbourne barrister Darren Mort, who decided to fund the $15,000 project himself after years of dealing with family violence in the court system.

Thanks Darren!
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Our brains are mysterious and complex organs, made up of billions of neurons. They control virtually everything we do, from breathing to blinking. And, our brains are ever changing. Each new memory or thought creates a new connection in the brain, in essence, rewiring it.
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For individuals who continually experience traumatic events, or who relive traumatic memories from their childhood as adults, this means the brain can rewire itself in such a way that sometimes causes us to feel overly stressed, even when there’s nothing overt to stress about.

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