A lawyer-turned-police informant. A name everyone knows, but can't publish. A number of major convictions now in question. This will make one hell of a mini-series.
When news of the Melbourne gangland High Court case hit the news last week, someone, on deep background, commented that it would be like a bomb going off. "A nuclear bomb," they added.
They weren’t wrong. The case, which has been wending its way through the court system for years, has revealed that for four years, from 2005 to 2009, a leading Melbourne criminal barrister representing a slew of Melbourne gangland figures, was also acting as a police informant.
After nearly two decades, Seven has crushed Nine's Footy Show.
Dear Labor MPs, stop with your bullshit about protecting our rights
It's high time Labor cut the bullshit and admitted they're just as committed to creating a police state as their opponents.
‘Made In Australia’ now a warning to avoid our tech products
Politicians love to fawn over the IT sector, but a bipartisan bill passed yesterday ensures it is never taken seriously.
Australia faces class actions for ‘crimes against humanity’ on Manus and Nauru
One day after the government filibustered proposed changes to medical transfers from Nauru, human rights lawyers have filed two class action suits alleging "torture", "persecution" and "other inhumane acts".
The givings and misgivings of Christmas in Parliament House
It’s the most wonderful (read: stressful) time of the year.
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