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Andrew RuleAssociate editor

Andrew Rule has reported on life and crimes and catastrophes (and sometimes sport) for more than 45 years. He has worked for each of Melbourne’s daily newspapers and also spent time in radio and television production and making documentaries on subjects ranging from crime to horse racing. His podcast Life & Crimes is one of News Corp’s most listened-to products.

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Lawyer X Royal Commission hearings to resume on Tuesday. corrupt cop Wayne Strawhorn arrives to front the commission. Ok'd by James Dowling

The Melbourne cop who still splits opinion

Wayne Strawhorn is a former cop who did serious jail time after a long trial. But “the jury” of public opinion is still out on whether he deserved it, or was a victim of vicious police politics in a force being cleansed of its “old school” ways, writes Andrew Rule.

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Roger Rogerson had underworld connections in Melbourne

Rogerson’s crooked Melbourne connections

Podcast and story: Five years ago this month, Roger Rogerson committed the crime that would put him behind bars for murder. Andrew Rule examines his ties to some of Melbourne’s most notorious underworld figures.

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crook lovers art herald sun

Why do smart women fall for crooks?

Why someone as intelligent and street-smart as Nicola Gobbo would get herself hooked up with so many crooks on both sides of the law is a mystery of the human condition. But as confusing as they are, “crook lovers” aren’t so rare writes Andrew Rule.

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Christopher Dale 'Rent-A-Kill' Flannery went to war with Sydney's underworld.

Where lies ‘Rent-A-Kill’?

PODCAST COMPANION: It’s one of the biggest gangland riddles: what happened to Christopher Dale Flannery, one of Australia’s most prolific hitmen? LISTEN TO THE LIFE AND CRIMES PODCAST

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Andrew Rule (left) was in court the day Ray Chuck was shot.

The day I heard a man shot dead

In the tiny lull before the screaming started, Andrew Rule knew the sound was that of gun shots. He’d been following police escorting Bookie robber Chuck Bennett into court when the chaos unfolded around him. NEW PODCAST – LISTEN NOW.

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EMBAGOED UNTIL MONDAY 9th JUNE.  Les Carlyon, a journalist and author best known for his seminal book Gallipoli, has been awarded a companion AC

Les Carlyon: A great life

“Hero” and “champion” are so overused as to debase the currency, but Les Carlyon was one of the few entitled to be described that way. Andrew Rule remembers a giant of Australian journalism.

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