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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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Melbourne crime figure on the run in the Middle East

A global manhunt is underway for Reservoir man and Notorious Crime Family figure Samir Chaarani over alleged proceeds of crime offences.

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How Lawyer X betrayed drug lord Rob Karam

A judge has revealed how corrupt barrister Nicola Gobbo betrayed one of her most notorious clients.

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O.J. Simpson prosecutor makes big call on Jason Roberts

The lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder trial has shared her views on Jason Roberts’ acquittal over the Silk-Miller police murders.

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Pretty boy bikie boss in AN0M sting

A one-time model turned fugitive Comanchero bikie boss has been found to be directing criminal activity from his foreign bolthole.

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Notorious drug lord could face release within a decade

Underworld figure Tony Mokbel could be free within 10 years after he had a 30-year prison sentence and non-parole period slashed following the Lawyer X scandal.

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Bloodshed came to the streets of Melbourne as feuding bikie gangs exchanged gunfire, leaving dozens of victims in their wake. But the tide is starting to turn.

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