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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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Mokbel prepares for bold attempt for freedom

Infamous criminal Tony Mokbel and his legal team are set to fight for his freedom in the Supreme Court, with the hope the one-time fugitive could walk free in February.

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Screengrab taken from and ABC News tv interview featuring Melbourne lawyer Nicola Gobbo, who has been revealed as Lawyer X. A police informant during during Melbourne's gangland wars. Ms Gobbo was first recruited in 1995 and worked with police until 2009, with drug lord Tony Mokbel and gangland figure Carl Williams among her clients. (Supplied by ABC NEWS)

‘Protected’ police document reveals Gobbo pros and cons

An internal police document, detailing the strengths and weaknesses of turning informer Nicola Gobbo into a bombshell witness, has been released by the Lawyer X Royal Commission.

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Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland (left) arrives to the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Commission not done with Overland

Diaries were done away with by top cops when Lawyer X was informing on underworld figures, but on Friday two police officers presented three of Simon Overland’s notebooks to the commission.

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Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland (right) arrives to the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Tuesday, December 17, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Imperfect recall dogs Overland’s testimony

Poor memory is one of the emerging themes of former top cop Simon Overland’s evidence at the Lawyer X royal commission, prompting counsel to query the credibility of his claims.

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Retired Victoria Police deputy commissioner Sir Ken Jones leaves to the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Friday, December 13, 2019. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Former top cop believes Williams’ murder was ‘planned’

Retired Victoria Police deputy commissioner Sir Ken Jones has given an explosive statement to the Lawyer X royal commission saying he believes Carl Williams’ jailhouse murder involved prison staff.

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Toby Mitchell joins Mongols bikies in ‘show of force’

Underworld figure Toby Mitchell has sensationally joined the feared Mongols bikie club, with the former Bandidos boss’s high-profile move interpreted as a “show of force”, sparking gang tension fears.

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How Nicola Gobbo risked her career and life to get Gatto

The operation to ping Mick Gatto for the 2002 murder of Victor Pierce went for years, with confidential police reportsdetailing the extraordinary lengths that Nicola Gobbo took in pursuit of him — on the direct orders of police. But then the hunter became the haunted.

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