In this article, Colin Ector analyses statements surrounding the Dan Andrews family car incident, where a 15-year-old was seriously injured. Andrew’s wife is reported to have been driving; however, there are allegations that Andrews himself was the driver. Ector seeks the truth via his analysis.

After rumours about an incident with a seventeen-year-old girl and an altercation with her friend's father, Victoria Premier, Dan Andrews speaks up about his alleged fall. Statement analyst Colin Ector takes a close look at the statement, picking it apart and sharing his findings.

In 2013 Kathy Sheriff accused Bill Shorten of raping her in 1986, yet no charges were laid. This year, Kathy resurfaced in the news with reports on her intention to sue Shorten in civil court. In this article, Statement Analyst Colin Ector, analyses Sheriff’s statement, revealing his conclusions about the case.

Fillers in conversation, like ‘um’ and ‘er’, tend to be viewed negatively. However, there’s plenty of evidence that they serve a valuable purpose during communication. In this article, we’ll look at some of the suggested meanings behind these discourse markers, with the aim of breaking negative connotations. If you’re aware of your use of these utterances and are concerned about how you use them, hopefully, I can put you at ease.

Statement Analyst, Colin Ector, from Through the Lens of Statement Analysis and Statement Analysis Services Australia, has joined Sophie Zadeh as a contributor to the blog. Colin will be analysing the statements of people of interest and enlightening us into the hidden meaning behind their words.

Statement Analyst, Colin Ector, uncovers the hidden communication cues in Australian Attorney General, Christian Porter’s statements. Find out the hidden meanings behind subtle nuances in verbal communication, as Porter strenuously denies the historical rape allegations at the recent press conference.

When Prince Andrew went ahead with the BBC Interview, surrounding his involvement in the Epstein scandal, he probably put some thought into what he would say to try to clear his name–not so for his body language, which at times speaks louder than his words. This article analyses, both, Prince Andrew’s statements (statement analysis) and body language, revealing the hidden meaning behind his story.

A recent request to analyse Gable Tostee’s behaviour and statements from a 60 Minutes interview with Liam Bartlett, led me through an emotional journey of surprise, contempt, sadness, disgust and anger–almost all of the universal expressions of emotion. How could this case have ended up with an acquittal?

These two nonverbal cues can be seen in video footage of Adeel Khan, who today, was found guilty of deliberately setting the convenience store alight and murdering the man who lived upstairs. Khan pleaded not guilty to all charges. In this video, (at approx. 45 seconds) Khan's blink rate increases to 100 blinks per minute, in response to the question, "Mr Khan, I'll ask you, did you burn down the property?". There's a clear distinction between blink rate before and after the question.