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Former lawyer and police informer Nicola Gobbo.

Lawyer X million-dollar legal battle fails after judge finds she broke the law

Justice Melinda Richards threw out barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo’s lawsuit against the state, saying she was aware of the risks when she became a supergrass and ordered her to pay the state’s costs.

  • Sherryn Groch

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‘It’s not 1985’: Judge’s warning to police after predatory cop grooms abuse victims

Dylan Bartolo pursued intimate relationships with victims of domestic abuse who came to him for help in his then role in a family violence unit in Melbourne’s west.

  • Cameron Houston
Abdinasir Abdullahi Salad died in the shooting after police said he lunged at them with a knife.

Somali refugee was shot by police in Footscray within 11 seconds, court told

Abdinasir Abdullahi Salad, a rough sleeper with mental health issues, was fatally shot last month after allegedly lunging at police with a stolen knife.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Nicola Gobbo (left) with Tony Mokbel outside court in 2004.

Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo selling Melbourne apartment

The barrister-turned-informer is selling her bayside apartment while in hiding, as a verdict looms in her compensation suit against the state.

  • Sherryn Groch
New Victorian Police Commissioner Mike Bush speaks to the media after being announced as the new leader of Victoria Police by Premier Jacinta Allan.

‘Fundamental change’: New police chief plans prevention strategy to curb crime

The new chief commissioner of Victoria Police faces a stern test when he begins next month, with crime rates soaring and a slump in morale among frontline officers.

  • Cameron Houston and Sherryn Groch
Abdifatah Ahmed died in the shooting after police said he lunged at them with a knife.

‘How many more people need to be killed?’ Simmering tensions on the streets of Footscray

Two police officers shot a rough sleeper dead on the eve of Easter on a busy Footscray street. Was the tragedy unavoidable?

  • Melissa Cunningham
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Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson, pictured in 2019.

Police receive IBAC report into deputy commissioner’s road rage complaint

It is uncertain whether Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson will face an internal disciplinary process as a result of the document, given his contract is due to end in July.

  • Kieran Rooney
The end of a protest in Footscray over the police shooting death of a rough sleeper has been marred by violence.

Police-shooting protest in Footscray turns ugly, with batons drawn

The end of a protest in Footscray over the death of rough sleeper Abdifatah Ahmed has been marred by a confrontation between a protester and police.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Emergency services at the scene of the shooting.

Police who shot rough sleeper in Footscray did not have Tasers, union says

Police Association secretary Wayne Gatt said the officers had access to capsicum spray but were yet to be fitted with the conducted energy device.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Photo from a witness at the scene of last night’s police shooting in Footscray.

Vigil for man shot dead by police after witness questions why Taser, pepper spray weren’t used

Thursday night’s shooting in Footscray has dismayed residents and community leaders, who say the area desperately needs more support services for people living on the edge.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola, Cassandra Morgan and Alexander Darling

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