A decision made a week before Christmas has become another devastating blow for the families of three murdered children from Bowraville.
A former judge has refused to amend the NSW double jeopardy laws after a review that could refer the case back to the courts for a retrial
Twenty-five years later and a series of trials and inquests, no one has been convicted over the deaths of Colleen Walker-Craig, Clinton Speedy-Duroux and Evelyn Greenup.
Former judge James Wood led a review of the state's double jeopardy laws in line with an upper house inquiry recommendation requesting the state government to consider clarifying the laws, so a single retrial could be held.
In most states of Australia a person can be retried if there is new and compelling evidence that directly proves they have committed the offence.
Currently police prosecutors have a strong case with new evidence, requiring all three murders to be heard together.
The families are not giving up to seek justice for their children.
In Feburary 2016, a new application will be made to the NSW Director of Public Prosecution or Attorney General for a decision about a retrial to be made by an assessor outside of the state of NSW.
Greens MP for NSW David Shoebridge, spoke to Living Black Radio about the decision.
