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Guy Rundle: Rundle: boomers were more violent than “generation brat”
Far from being a more violent generation, Gen Y has contributed far less to the increase in social violence than their parents.
Police officer’s Facebook frolics dredged up in court
Note to members of Facebook’s “I secretly want to punch slow-walking people in the back of the head” group: it can and will be used against you in a court of law.
Who is the minister some bits of Fairfax refuse to name?
It seems different arms of the Fairfax Media empire are more circumspect than others when it comes to outing Victorian state government ministers, writes Andrew Crook.
Teenage deaths in Athens and Melbourne: A comparison
This is Northcote, not Exarchia, writes Cam Smith.
Police quick out of the blocks to spin their latest shooting
The reaction by Victoria Police to the shooting by their officers of a 15 year old boy in a Melbourne park last night is an appallingly insensitive exercise in self protection and spin, writes Greg Barns.
Activism is not a crime, so why the snooping?
A democratic society should actively encourage community organising rather than viewing it as some kind of gateway to crime, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Race? Riot? Whatever happened to getting both sides of the story?
The staggering thing is that the African community still manages to hope for fair treatment by the media, writes Margaret Simons.
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.
AWB – more chaff to be cut
The legal system is a torturously slow and ponderous beast. If it takes three years or so for a murder case to be weighed on the scales, the year-and-a-bit that it has taken ASIC to launch its first AWB actions should not be too surprising.
Victoria police: a force in leaderless shambles
Victoria Police command has imploded. This was always a collapse that was waiting to happen, write Greg Barns and Peter Faris.
Tips and rumours
Tatts tapes? Any truth to the rumour emanating from Victoria Police that a senior Victorian politician was recorded (without his knowledge) during meetings with Tattersall - and that the tapes have been subpoenaed by the Upper House committee reviewing at Victoria’s gambling licences?
Is there a big media deal being worked upon in Sydney? Word is there […]
