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.
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.
Last year,former deputy commissioner Ross Guenther outlined to John Silvester his ideas for the justice system. “The state government took it as an attack,” writes Silvester,“and did everything it could to try to end the career of a good man”.
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 ignored.
Former Victoria Police deputy commissioner Ross Guenther is farewelled on his last day.