Naked City
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The bikies’ deadly code of silence
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.
- John Silvester
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Shedding light on sport’s deadly secret
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.
- John Silvester
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Hard lessons from the Cronulla riot
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.
- John Silvester
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It seemed like a good idea at the time: The top 10 worst ideas in law enforcement
While Premier Jacinta Allan admitted to making a mistake with the bail laws, no one ever took responsibility for these questionable decisions.
- John Silvester
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Having driven into a dead end on bail, the government is now desperately in reverse
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.
- John Silvester
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The unsolved murder that started an underworld war
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.
- John Silvester
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The DNA detectives taking on the grim reality of Ukraine’s war
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.
- John Silvester
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How the government ended the career of another top cop
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”.
- John Silvester
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Week of the long knives. What Neil Paterson’s farewell letter really tells us
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.
- John Silvester
Former Victoria Police deputy commissioner Ross Guenther farewelled
Former Victoria Police deputy commissioner Ross Guenther is farewelled on his last day.
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