The old Hard Rock cafe might seem like a weird spot for a book launch, but it seemed fitting for the bludgeoning News Limited journos received this morning at the launch of Christine Nixon’s Fair Cop at the ”Bourke Room” at Melbourne’s Windsor Hotel. With the Prime Minister looking on, Melbourne University Press publisher Louise Adler took the opportunity to hit back at News following […]
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Is the Herald Sun offering to donate its Black Saturday-related profits?
If you’re a public figure and you think News Ltd’s war against you can’t get any worse, and you have nothing to lose by taking them on — well, they want you to know this: it can, and you do, writes Jeremy Sear.
The AFL and police: a co-op for years, says Guthrie
The Australian Football League and Victoria Police were sharing covert criminal information well before they hatched a secret cooperation deal in 2009, according to former Herald Sun editor-in-chief Bruce Guthrie.
Rees retired for a reason but Nixon got nixed
Departed fire chief Russell Rees got a dignified farewell and positive media coverage, the exact opposite coverage that Christine Nixon — who had a far lesser role in operations — did. Why? asks Jane Cowan.
Christine Nixon: another fat sheila, another lame jibe
Whatever Christine Nixon has done in public life — being Police Commissioner, going to dinner on Black Saturday, running the Black Saturday recovery — she’ll always cop the fat sheila abuse. It’s the way we treat all overweight women, writes Claire Harvey.
Crucifying Christine because she’s female
The public flogging of Christine Nixon is typical of our treatment of strong, prominent women, writes Moira Rayner. She did the only thing that all the many men involved won’t: admit that she “could have done better”.
Crikey Says: It’s Black Saturday, for God’s sake, pay attention
Why does it take a debate over Christine Nixon’s gastro pub dinner to get us talking about Black Saturday again?
Guy Rundle: Nixon should resign — but so should Brumby
There should have been resignations right across the board after Black Saturday, says Guy Rundle: Christine Nixon, the whole CFA leadership, and the Victorian Government.
Overland tipped to take over as Vic Police Commissioner
There is one big potential winner from the surprise decision of Victorian Police Commissioner Christine Nixon to quit, writes Greg Barns.
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What do police stats tell us about Gen Y crime?
Following the Corey Delaney saga, Victorian Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon has declared Generation Y a big issue for police. But what do the statistics say?
Weekend at Corey’s: an idiot’s guide to fame
Corey ‘Wa Wa’ Worthington Delaney — villified by the media, then courted, then villified again, only to end up in police custody — and all in 80 hours, writes Sophie Black.
Victoria’s Police Force is out of control
The Brumby government has a big problem – it has a Police Force which is incompetent, corrupt and which is jackbooted in its approach to law enforcement, writes Greg Barns.
Corey Delaney, Party Liaison: “get me to do it for you”
Bindi and Shane got a Penthouse cover and a fight with Ray Martin, Corey, with just the aid of a bare torso and a set of monosyllabic grunts, has a career in the making, writes Sophie Black.
