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Anthony Dowsley is a senior journalist based in Melbourne for the National News Network who has a special interest in investigating crime and the justice system. In 2018 he was named the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year and won the Gold Walkley the following year for his investigation into the Lawyer X scandal involving lawyer-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo. Contact Anthony at anthony.dowsley@news.com.au

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2014 Bronlow Medal votes are transported by Armaguard personnel. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Brownlow vote probe a lesson on dangers of sport wagering

A probe into the alleged leak of Brownlow votes is an important reminder of the damage a betting scandal can do to the integrity of sport.

ExclusiveVictoria

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: Michael Pell during the 2022 AFL Round 01 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 20, 2022 In Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos)

Revealed: Umpire entangled in Brownlow vote probe

The AFL umpire questioned by sports corruption cops during a bombshell probe into suspicious Brownlow Medal betting has been named.

Police & Courts

Lawyer Nicola Gobbo is suing Victoria Police.

Mokbel drug cook claims Lawyer X conspired against him

A member of Tony Mokbel’s drug empire says he didn’t get a fair trial because his case was tainted by Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo.

Police & Courts

Danny Awad and his wife Sarah Gatto. CREDIT: FACEBOOK

Gatto’s son-in-law scores legal win in cocaine case

Mick Gatto says his family is “over the moon” after the High Court made a major call on his son-in-law Danny Awad’s drug trafficking conviction.

Police & Courts

‘Brains’ of Moran clan picked to die first

As the brains of the family who was well respected in the criminal world, Mark Moran was chosen to die first in Carl Williams’ deranged revenge plot.

Police & Courts

IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich speaks during the Operation Watts public hearing in Melbourne, Monday, October 11, 2021. Operation Watts, a joint probe by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian Ombudsman, will conduct public hearings into allegations of branch stacking by Labor MPs and their staff. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Media under gag order over ‘secret’ IBAC probe

The state’s anti-corruption agency is fighting to ban major news outlets from publishing details of a top secret investigation.

Police & Courts

Bellarine MP Lisa Neville responds to questions about the City of Greater Geelong while the Premier visited Geelong hospital to talk about the women's and children's hospital. Picture: Alan Barber

Police veterans anger after funding pledge falls flat

A volunteer group supporting police veterans say they have been blindsided after a $400,000 government funding pledge failed to deliver.

Police & Courts

Kickboxing heroin dealer aims to land legal blow

“Machine Gun Charlie” moved from a bloodsport to the bloody underworld. Now he’s fighting to be the next Lawyer X “victim” to quash a conviction.

Police & Courts

cocaine or other drugs cut with razor blade on mirror. hand dividing white powder narcotic

World’s major drug syndicates eyeing Australia

Cocaine cartels are making unprecedented attempts to send huge shipments here in a bid to cash in on Australia’s high prices and demand.

Police & Courts

DO NOT USE SPEAK TO HERALD SUN PICDESK Carl Williams (in red) with police after being taken out of prison to give statements. His father George is second from left.. Source: Supplied

Never-before-seen pic of when Carl Williams turned

Inside the top-secret mission to turn gangland boss Carl Williams into an informer, including a meeting with a woman he knew at a dingy motel.

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