How Joey and Shirley Hamilton fought the law, and the law mostly won
The annals of Australian true crime history aren’t filled with too many romantic tales. But one of the most sweet – and violent – is the ballad of Joey and Shirley Hamilton.
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How a simple twist of fate led Deb Gray to become a rebel with a cause
Deb Gray was born with no arms and tiny deformed legs amid suspicions her mum — and many others — were medical guinea pigs. But she has been determined to live a life of courage.
How a Lambo led cops to mistake this average Joe for an ace crook
Joe Taranto was a respectable, hardworking young man with a good job and an exotic Italian car. Little did he know selling the lambo for some extra cash would see him mixed up with Michael Sullivan.
How Shepparton’s 30-year-old murder mystery was solved
Michelle Buckingham’s violent and senseless death was a macabre mystery and a stain on the Shepparton area for more than 30 years – until a journalist and cop started asking questions.
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Why characters are the real kings of the Cup
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What put champion jockey Brent Thomson back in the saddle
He was a Cox Plate king who rode the doomed Dulcify to a historic win. Now, 45 years later, he’s taking to the turf again.
Kah back on track to face the music at The Everest
Jamie Kah’s career has not been without controversy but the talented jockey is back on track and racing in The Everest today. Andrew Rule looks at what makes her a force to be reckoned with.
Wild ride but Kah still has eyes on the prize
Jockey Jamie Kah emerged from South Australia in 2019 to take Victorian racing by storm, but along with the sublime rides and big-race success came all the usual temptations, distractions and challenges of life in the sporting limelight.
Former police boss fires up over ‘missing guns’
Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Kel Glare has raised questions over the apparent disappearance of up to 64 firearms seized by the force.
Tough but never mean: Beloved Flemington horseman at the final furlong
Australia will lose one of its few remaining true originals when Flemington’s longest-serving clerk of the course John “Patto” Patterson passes the ultimate final post.
Rule: Two serious investigations highlight why Victoria needs trained tracker dogs
The search for missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy and the case of the mushroom lunch deaths in South Gippsland underline Victoria’s puzzling lack of trained sniffer dogs.
Dead ends and false leads before huge Easey St breakthrough
After 47 years, forensic police work and a stroke of luck have led to a massive breakthrough in one of Australia’s biggest and oldest murder mysteries.
The man who ordered the hit on a young mum finally unmasked
Antje Jones was gunned down in a calculated contract killing 43 years ago. But it’s only now that the full, sad story can be told.
Rule: Wheels of justice finally turn for Clark after vile crimes
As Geoffrey Clark awaits sentencing for crimes including perjury and serious fraud, people he has hurt or threatened along the way are happy to see him get what they view as a long overdue comeuppance from the law.
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