Simon Overland
- Analysis
- Naked City
Position vacant: A crushing police chief job with 18-hour days, a crime crisis and not enough police
The front-runner for the new chief commissioner role is a late scratching after he drew up a list of pros and cons for the job then walked out the door.
- John Silvester
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Overland, police gave unreliable, dishonest evidence, judge finds in scathing Lawyer X ruling
A judge’s finding that former chief commissioner Simon Overland and other police were deliberately dishonest about their dealings with Nicola Gobbo is a boost to Tony Mokbel’s bid to have his convictions quashed.
- Cameron Houston, Marta Pascual Juanola, Sherryn Groch and Erin Pearson
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- CBD
Banned! Tabcorp boss McLachlan shuts out pollies from Birdcage marquee
The new chief executive of the wagering giant is pursuing his savings agenda at all costs.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
- Analysis
- Informer 3838
The lie from which the Gobbo scandal grew
Royal Commissioner Margaret McMurdo has recommended that Simon Overland and former Purana Taskforce detectives be referred to a special investigator.
- Chip Le Grand
Damning report says top police 'lacked moral clarity' to fix Gobbo mess
Royal commission has delivered a damning assessment of Victoria Police's recruitment and management of barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo.
- Cameron Houston
- Explainer
- Informer 3838
The Nicola Gobbo, Lawyer X scandal explained
Who is Nicola Gobbo? What did she do? Why was it so bad? And what has the royal commission's final report found?
- Tammy Mills
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- Informer 3838
Opposition backs Fitzgerald-style prosecutor for Gobbo cops
The Victorian opposition wants a Fitzgerald-style special prosecutor to investigate police who may have helped Nicola Gobbo pervert the course of justice.
- Chip Le Grand
- Analysis
- Informer 3838
With cops in the gun, royal commission holds fire
Investigation into lawyer-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo has implicated current and former police in criminal conduct. Just don't expect anyone to be charged.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Informer 3838
Former top cop slammed in Lawyer X royal commission
The royal commission has identified 124 criminal convictions tainted by the double life of Nicola Gobbo that may be set aside.
- Chip Le Grand, Chris Vedelago and Tammy Mills
- Analysis
- Victoria Police
Patton's actions on the shop floor show the kind of boss he'll be
“He has a first-class bullshit detector [and] will call you out if you try and fake it,” one former colleague says.
- John Silvester
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