NSW Childcare Fraudster Loses ‘Bogan’ Appeal

NSW Childcare Fraudster Loses ‘Bogan’ Appeal
Barrister entering the Supreme Court of New South Wales in Sydney on October 9, 2013. William West/Getty Images
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A NSW childcare operator behind bars over a $3.6 million government benefits fraud has failed to overturn her conviction after judges said the term “bogan” was not a racist description.

Melissa Jade Higgins contended her guilty verdicts should be set aside because multiple jurors may have exhibited bias against her in the form of “racist and derogatory comments” during her 2016 trial.