Even a firebombing can’t stop Melbourne’s most resilient shop
This Pascoe Vale tobacco store wouldn’t let something as commonplace as a car smashing through their front wall and a firebombing attack stop them from serving their local community.
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From power to a prison cell: Inside the fall of Geoff Clark
Geoff Clark stole so much for so long, victimising such a small group of people — most of them related by blood or marriage — that it was a form of extended-family abuse. You could call his victims the Stolen From generation.
Inside the dope camp of ‘Nick the Riverman’
Gelu Pucea shocked police when they found his detailed video guide on growing commercial quantities of cannabis. But his helpful how-to was only the first part of an extraordinary story.
Colourful Melbourne landlord taking rental stress to new levels
Knowing when to speak up and when to keep your mouth shut is a valuable life lesson, which is especially relevant if you’re behind on your rent and your landlord is a notorious gangster.
How a parent’s worst nightmare became a beacon of hope for struggling kids
When a group of young people took their own lives in a suicide cluster in the Macedon Ranges, local parents vowed to give kids the language to cope with the once-taboo subject of mental health.
The one interview where Alan Jones came off second best
Tangling with a unpredictable character like Mark “Chopper” Read live on TV was always going to be a recipe for disaster. And Alan Jones learned that the hard way.
How ‘smartest crook in Australia’ kept Great Bookie Robbery under wraps
Stan James was never convicted of a serious crime in a long and seemingly law-abiding life — but after his burial last week, his role as a criminal mastermind can finally be revealed.
How to avoid a prison beating? Have a stepdad with some pull
Inmates landing in jail for the first time face a serious threat to life and limb. That is unless you have a prison guardian angel in the form of a notorious killer stepdad.
Remembrance Day: Changing faces at the timeless Shrine
Smoke from a canon salute mixed with the embers from a welcome to country, as the crowd gathered at the Shrine of Remembrance’s 90th anniversary. Watch the livestream.
Rap can be a dangerous game – even in Melbourne
Not every rapper is a wannabe gangster but a lot of wannabe gangsters tap into rap’s “street” culture of violence, sex, guns, drugs and prison.
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