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New Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush.

New police chief reveals firm stance on protest permits, issues warning to organised crime

Mike Bush has for the first time taken a strong, public view on the issue of a protest registration scheme and warned that crime gangs will “feel the heat” under his watch.

  • Cameron Houston

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Nicola Gobbo.

Gobbo appeals court loss in million-dollar compensation case

From a secret location, the barrister turned police informer has lodged a new legal fight against Victoria Police and the state government.

  • Sherryn Groch
Police hero Wayne Sherwell.

Is this the way to treat a police hero?

Former police officer Wayne Sherwell, a Valour Award recipient, was recently arrested, fingerprinted and formally interviewed. It was over a Facebook post.

  • John Silvester
Kristian Stock, 43, died on June 10 after he was restrained and arrested.

Police, fireys accused of excessive force after injured man dies following Brunswick arrest

Brunswick artist Kristian Stock was restrained by police and emergency services for almost three minutes before he lost consciousness. Five days later, he was dead – and his devastated family now wants answers.

  • Cameron Houston
A man was fatally shot by police Police at a property in Daisy Hill, near Maryborough. 

Police shooting: Disabled man dies after siege, exchange of gunfire in country Victoria

Police said the gunman hid inside a shed, making threats to shoot officers, and suggesting he had a knife and explosives. He was shot dead seven hours later.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Victoria’s new police commissioner Mike Bush addresses fresh recruits at the Police Academy in Glen Waverley on Friday.

Victoria’s new police chief faced a grilling on his first day – from the recruits

A press pack waited for Victoria’s new chief commissioner after his swearing in on Friday, but the prickliest questions came from new police recruits. 

  • Sherryn Groch
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Steven Woodhouse.

‘Our world has stopped’: Families want answers after unarmed men die from violent arrests

Steven Woodhouse, 30, and Luke Briggs, 35, both suffered violent deaths after being arrested by police. Their devastated families are still waiting for an explanation.

  • Cameron Houston
The scene at Footscray mall on June 15.

Freed immigration detainee charged with murder over former Age photographer’s death

A former immigration detainee has been charged with murder over the alleged fatal assault of former Age photographer Dominic O’Brien.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Police swarmed to the area near Park and Dow streets in South Melbourne on a Saturday in late May.

‘Don’t you dare’: Officer’s warnings before fatally shooting driver

Madeline Margaret Henry was fatally shot in South Melbourne last month after driving towards a police officer during the arrest of a man allegedly wielding a machete.

  • Callum Godde
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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