Julian Knight Legal Battles Archives

Victorian Liberal politicians can’t help themselves when it comes to over-ruling the Judiciary

The Liberal Party in Victoria has form when it comes to its own ministers, politicians and candidates undermining the authority and independence of the Judiciary. Unelected Victorian Liberal Party Premier Denis Napthine is a case in point and we have highlighted his illegitimate behaviour in relation to Julian Knight’s indefinite detention […]

Knight v Defence Force Ombudsman [2025] FCA 1098

On 11th September 2025, the Federal Court of Australia (Victoria Registry) presided over by Justice Mark Kranz Moshinsky handed down its “judgment” against applicant Mr Julian Knight in the civil appeal case Knight v Defence Force Ombudsman [2025] FCA 1098. In fact this was not a judgment, but a lazy politically […]

Mr KNIGHT battles the political misconduct of DFO and DART – both shrugged off his Duntroon Bastardisation

What is the commonly accepted definition of ‘corruption‘? “dishonest or illegal behaviour involving a person in a position of power”. In light of the judgment of the Honourable Button J in Knight v Defence Force Ombudsman [2024] FCA 474, (at paragraph 147), Mr KNIGHT is challenging the Defence Force Ombudsman (DFO) […]

KNIGHT loses his case against the DFO Goliath (9-May-2024)

Regrettably for Applicant Mr Knight, presiding Justice Button of the Federal Court of Australia (in Melbourne) on 9th May 2024 ordered that Mr Knight’s amended originating application be dismissed against the Respondent the Defence Force Ombudsman (DFO) – in other words against his nemesis the ADF again; i.e. The Australian Army; […]

2023: Knight v Defence Force Ombudsman VID364 (for DART 2016 injustice)

[The following is affidavit #2 of Victorian political prisoner Mr Julian Knight (verbatim) dated 20 April 2023, including four attached documents (annexures) which shall also be reproduced on this website. The matter lodged by Mr Knight concerns his claim for reparation payment against the Australian Defence Force Ombudman (DFO) for […]

2023: Knight v Defence Force Ombudsman [Federal Court] Case VID364

Victorian Political Prisoner Julian Knight on 23rd May 2023 formally lodged an Application for Relief against the Defence Force Ombudsman in the Federal Court of Australia in the State of Victoria Division registry(where he is incarcerated) under Section 39B Judiciary Act 1903 – Form 69 – Rule 31.11(1). Court File No. […]

Political Prisoner in Victoria since 2014

This is the official website of Australian Soldier* Julian Knight.

Julian Knight, having duly served 27 years sentence in 1988 by the Supreme Court of Victoria’s for his immediately confessed mass crime, in 2014 unelected politician Denis Napthine usurped the judiciary and illegally imposed indefinite detention. Instantly in 2014 Julian Knight became not a criminal, but a political prisoner of the Victorian Government No. 49821 held at Port Phillip Prison | formerly Army Corps of Staff Cadet No. 5266 at the Royal Military College Duntroon | formerly Australian Army Reserve Trooper No. 3204059.

*Soldier: We consider the title of Soldier to be a noble profession the moment a civilian signs up to serve Country, followed by training, experience and sacrifice in battle. So we duly grammatise it with a capital ‘S’. ADF personnel (whether a ‘Soldier’, ‘Sailor’, ‘Aircrew’, or any other ADF role, from Day 1 to serve their country (Australia) instantly becomes a special member of our vital Australian Defence Force.

From Day 1 sign-up, each Army recruit deserves this capital title ‘Soldier’ despite pre-trained, pre- experienced, pre-active service, pre-medal recipient, pre-veteran, pre-wounded, pre-KIA.

Such military ‘sign up’ is so much a distinct and a higher calling that most other professions / trades.

Let no person who has ever ‘signed up to serve their country‘ ever hold any doubt of their rare courage to serve. We Australians as CIVVY citizens hold a profound civilian duty to respect and be proud of what these relative few committed souls put their lives in harm’s way and continue to champion and protect our fortunate way of life in Australia. They proudly follow in the legacy of our forebears of similar ilk who hard-fought and sacrificed.

Sadly increasingly these are forgotten brave heroes. History repeats. Sadly, negative and dangerous mis-training of those so committed risks outcomes like Hoddle Street (1987) and Full Metal Bullet (1987). Both a bully bad year of Soldier negative recruitment training.