Days after the Bourke Street massacre,my editors gave me a simple,but important assignment. Among the flowers and candles,the story of a tragedy revealed itself in unexpected ways.
Victoria’s broken bail laws have a discriminatory impact on women in our prison system.
The families of five of the six victims of the Bourke Street rampage have released statements urging Victoria Police to adopt changes outlined in the coronial recommendations.
For years and years a culture has seeped into policing that doing nothing is often better than acting quickly.
Almost four years after massacre left six dead and dozens injured,victims'families say coroner's scathing findings against police should be used as catalyst for change.
Coroner Jacqui Hawkins is to reveal her findings following an inquest into the deaths of six people during James Gargasoulas’ murderous rampage.
A coroner will consider whether senior police should play a more active role in the arrest of wanted criminals or merely receive “briefings” as the state examines what can be learnt from the 2017 Bourke Street tragedy.
Only Victoria's elite Special Operations Group stood a chance of stopping James Gargasoulas once he drove into the CBD,the inquest into the Bourke Street rampage has heard.
Police officers criticised in an explosive review into the Bourke Street tragedy have turned up to an inquiry to watch their lawyer grill the report's author over his findings.
Internal police report finds six people died and hundreds of lives were put at risk by a “poorly coordinated,unplanned response” to James Gargasoulas'escalating offending before the Bourke Street attack.
Officer who tried to persuade James Gargasoulas to surrender believes the deluded driver decided to carry out his murderous rampage at the last moment.