Gobbo was ‘cooking chips at MCG’ when first registered as informer
Nicola Gobbo claims she was “cooking chips at the MCG” and “studying” when Victoria Police first registered her as an informer in 1995.
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Judge’s parting shot at paedophile ‘protection’
A retiring District Court judge has taken aim at what he calls “the greatest ‘get out of jail free’ card for paedophiles the courts have ever come up with”.
Why prisoners will be allowed to self-medicate
Selected inmates at a Brisbane jail will be given bulk medication to administer themeselves, in a trial that has fuelled concerns among prison officers.
Ex-Council CEO’s brutal tell-all jail video
A former southeast Queensland council CEO who was locked up for corruption has told how his sentence has impacted him in an eye-opening jailhouse interview, saying he has lost everything from friends to finances. SEE THE VIDEO
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Who’s who inside the baddest bikie club
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How we caught a North Adelaide monster
FOR almost three years, the North Adelaide rapist eluded police. His crimes struck fear into residents and hospital workers. That was until an Australian-first DNA breakthrough unmasked the man responsible.
Texas prison leaves mark on Melbourne tattoo artist
WIELDING a sword as he stood over his bloodied victim, Chino Ly was about to complete his transformation from Melbourne thug to Texas prison gang member. But a DIY ink gun inside one of the US’s toughest jails set him on a new path. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST NOW
From Gasp fashion queen to international fugitive
AS A director at popular fashion label Gasp, Qiu Shan Lian rubbed shoulders with celebrities and lived in a swanky mansion on Melbourne’s bayside. Now she appears blank-faced and glamour-free on the Interpol website as an unlikely international fugitive.
Man behind the Chopper mask
LIKE most crooks, Chopper Read was a lying and manipulative egotist. He was also intelligent, funny and hadn’t been raised to be a criminal. This is the Chopper I knew, writes Andrew Rule.
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