Gay police officer’s new move after $1.5m legal stoush
A NSW police officer who claimed the force had a toxic culture of homophobia after he was sacked for taking recreational drugs has revealed what he’ll do next after a five-year legal battle.
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Why this woman is a drug dealer’s worst nightmare
Drug kingpins be warned – your days of hiding behind street-level dealers could be numbered thanks to the work of forensic scientist Dr Marie Morelato whose research can track seized drugs back to their source. FIND OUT HOW
Queensland’s worst drug suburbs exposed
Queensland drug dealers are brazenly using Instagram to ply their trade, even offering users free drop off or pick up of illicit substances. SEE THE LIST OF SUBURBS
Nowhere to hide: Police move to shut down bikie lairs
This suburban industrial unit was a haven for Descendants bikies – until police dismantled it using tough anti-gang laws. Now two other bikie HQs are being targeted.
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One life taken, another ruined
CLIFF Lockwood was a big cop acquitted of murdering criminal figure Gary Abdallah, but he still paid a high price after being accused in court of executing a kneeling man like “a dog on a short leash”, writes Andrew Rule. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Chris Dawson’s lover ‘scared’ after wife vanished
AN ex-classmate of the woman at the centre of the “Teacher’s Pet” case has told how the former Sydney schoolgirl was left “damaged” by her marriage to Chris Dawson.
Killer bikie cries lonely over NSW gang laws
THE state’s anti-consorting laws designed to disrupt criminal syndicates in NSW are being used so effectively by Strike Force Raptor that bikies are now crying foul, saying the legislation is making them lonely.
The chilling moment mum was arrested for murder
SARAH Bowles was devastated the father figure in her life was missing, but then came the shocking realisation that police believed her mother had killed him and the family home had been bugged.
Shedding light on dark crimes
YOU know it from TV shows such as CSI — but it was actually a small group of Australian scientists who changed the way police forces around the world view scenes of crime.
Gruesome mystery of Melbourne tourists slain in Greece
WHEN a Melbourne man and his cousin suffered gruesome deaths on a boat off the Greek coast, authorities were quick to close the book. But all was not as it seemed.
The stories behind Melbourne’s most famous criminal nicknames
CHOPPER, Mad Dog, Fat Tony — the nicknames of some of Melbourne’s most notorious crooks are so famous you might not even know their real names. Andrew Rule reveals how they came about. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Secret life of our worst women inmates
THEY are the women too dangerous to be left in the main prison population. Now one woman who served time with them reveals what really happens in maximum security — and the letters the killers sent her.
Border Force detects more enemies than ever before
SEX slaves, foreign fugitives and persons of national security interest are being detected attempting to enter Australia now almost every single day.
Jail boss’ extraordinary move for Bali 9 duo
A JAIL boss from Bali’s Kerobokan prison has made a surprising move to help Bali Nine members Matthew Norman and Si Yi Chen, who are serving life sentences.
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