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The judicial process around Tony Mokbel makes the Suburban Rail Loop look like a frugal investment and the CFMEU a benevolent organisation.
The front-runner for the new chief commissioner role is a late scratching after he drew up a list of pros and cons for the job then walked out the...
There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin, to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola...
This wasn’t about snitching to police but telling the truth about the death of an innocent man, so the victim’s family could have some answers.
Craig made a fortune and then lost it. He was then sucked into investing hundreds of thousands with the wrong crowd. For a smart guy, he made a series...
Opinions matter. When critics demonise Palestine protesters or jump to the conclusion that a cache of explosives is proof of a terror plot or scream...
While Premier Jacinta Allan admitted to making a mistake with the bail laws, no one ever took responsibility for these questionable decisions.
Make no mistake, the Allan government’s bail reforms are a political solution to a justice problem because the party knows it’s haemorrhaging...
An execution on May 16, 2000, wasn’t exactly headline news – but it was the first murder that began the Underbelly crime war, which would result...
Their code is “everyone has the right to a dignified life, everyone has the right to a dignified death”. And they are using ingenious ways to...
The state government is conducting an apparent purge of the top ranks of Victoria Police, and it’s exposing the advice the government has long...
Short of words and desperate for a donut, a mother country scribe has decided to attack this columnist for his piece on Kerr.
If the karma bus hits the Allan government at the next state election, don’t be surprised if Shane Patton is behind the wheel.
The decision to remove Victoria’s police chief commissioner smacks of panic, scapegoating and a government in a death spiral.
The slaying of Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim is the latest in a long list of killings that are as Melbourne as laneway graffiti.
Sam Abdulrahim remained an eternal optimist despite his demise being in no doubt. It was only the location and timing that would need to be filled in...
If the aim of terrorism is to use violence to change the political narrative, then the three offenders who set fire to a Ripponlea synagogue on a...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday. You’re...
Some crooks see jail as an occupational hazard and accept it as a cost of doing business. For others, it is their natural domain where they become...
There is a select group of products, such as executive jets, super yachts and Renaissance paintings, that are so expensive that if you need to ask...
The scoop was surprisingly easy to get because the international drug dealer thought I was someone else. That was his mistake. But I pressed the...
To be a good detective you need to be smart, dedicated and have a large slice of empathy. But the great ones have something else – the ability to...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday. You’re...
The young gang member is in hospital waiting to be treated for a knife wound. Even though he is still bleeding, he is on his phone to mates. “He is...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday. You’re...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday. You’re...
The Easey Street suspect was identified through a DNA test when police undertook to check the 131 people listed in the original police file in the...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday. You’re...
Warning: distressing content It was a race against time. In a deep dive into a child abuse offender’s computer, they find a hidden file of a young...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. No one knows why the technician on the rebooted TV series Flipper chose to take his...
The man in the northern suburbs’ police station seemed to have all the answers, which was hardly surprising. After all, he had been through this...
In the middle of the night, in the middle of the forest facing loggers armed with chainsaws and protesters armed with lentils, the lone cop knows...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday. You’re...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I have an idea for the government to raise money to help pay off the state debt....