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 Gobbo as a spy.
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 door.
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.
In Melbourne,there are four or five confirmed cases a year of the neurological disorder CTE. But one of Victoria’s leading pathologists knows there will be many more.
Dumped Victoria Police deputy commissioner Neil Paterson has accused Premier Jacinta Allan and Police Minister Anthony Carbines of corruption over his ousting.
Opinions matter. When critics demonise Palestine protesters or jump to the conclusion that a cache of explosives is proof of a terrorist plot or scream outrage over a racist sign,it can light a fire they can’t control.
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 state government’s bail overhaul is a political solution to a justice problem because Labor knows it’s haemorrhaging votes on law and order.
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 in 16 killings over 10 years.
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 identify bodies,and bring closure to families.