Why Mokbel’s bid for freedom is one step closer
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel’s bid for freedom is set to be bolstered on Monday, with explosive findings about his prosecution expected to be released.
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How the truth is flexible for Gobbo
At no point has Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo advanced the Hodson murder case. Despite claiming she knows who killed the police informers, the available evidence says it is very unlikely she will provide any answers — unless doing so benefits herself.
Lawyer X saga could lock in Barbaro’s bid for freedom
One of Melbourne’s most infamous mafia ringleaders is claiming his record-breaking ecstasy smuggling conviction was tainted because of Lawyer X’s police informing — and is now using the claim to launch a fresh bid for freedom.
How a coffee date with Lawyer X sealed Karam’s fate
When Rob Karam entrusted his lawyer, Nicola Gobbo, with an envelope containing the details of a massive shipment of ecstasy, what was meant to be paperwork for an unprecedented payday for a drug cartel became a one-way ticket to more than 275 years in jail.
Neil Mitchell’s 30 years on air and how COVID changed Melbourne
It’s taken 30 years on air for Neil Mitchell to find the biggest story of his career: “I’ve never seen anything that absorbs and engages the public like this.” Mitchell opens up on working from home, why Daniel Andrews won’t come on his show and how Victorians have been let down by their leaders.
Why can’t Andrews just say sorry?
Daniel Andrews may project commitment, yet his rigour seems hollow in the absence of an apology to show he accepts blame for the greatest political catastrophe in living history. And while hope is growing about falling virus numbers, the anger has not dimmed, writes Patrick Carlyon.
What the end of World War II meant for Australia
The end of World War II brought relief and jubilation for a country paralysed by fear, but 75 years on Australia continues to count the cost of lives lost over the six years of conflict, writes Patrick Carlyon.
Truth about state’s virus woes lost in quest for political power
The state government has been fighting two enemies in recent days. One is from nature and the other is transparency. Daniel Andrews and his cohort don’t want us to explore the truth when they are more concerned about the optics, writes Patrick Carlyon.
How an SMS let slip Victoria’s stage four lockdown
The first clue Melbourne was set to enter an extreme lockdown came via text message last Saturday. But as the toll of coronavirus on aged care homes became clear days before, and case numbers soared, a “state of disaster” was inevitable 72 hours before Victoria entered one of the strictest lockdowns in the world.
How covididiots need to be punished
As Melburnians struggle through the city’s crippling coronavirus crisis, the second wave has brought a new breed of rule-breaker eager to disrupt. Here’s how we can save ourselves from their chaos, writes Patrick Carlyon.
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