Estelle Blackburn

Estelle Blackburn OAM (born 1950) is an Australian journalist who played a crucial role in the review of several controversial criminal cases in Western Australia.

She then attended and completed high school at Methodist Ladies' College, Perth, from 1962 to 1967, obtaining a Western Australian Leaving Certificate with distinctions in the subjects English and Music.

[4] During the following ten years this project became a combined exercise in authorship and citizen advocacy which led to the re-opening of the cases of both Button and Darryl Beamish and the quashing of their long-standing convictions.

Renewed public interest in the cases led to several appearances in the electronic media, including two on ABC Television's high-profile program, Australian Story, in 1998 'Dancing with Strangers' and 2002 'Murder He Wrote'.

Blackburn assisted in preparation of the appeal cases for John Button and Darryl Beamish, and acted as media liaison for the defence team.

This attracted media attention and led to further appearances on radio and television programmes (including a return to Australian Story in November 2007 'Before You Leap').