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John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
Some crooks see jail as an occupational hazard and accept it as a cost of doing business. For others, it is their natural domain where they become...
There is a select group of products, such as executive jets, super yachts and Renaissance paintings, that are so expensive that if you need to ask the...
The scoop was surprisingly easy to get because the international drug dealer thought I was someone else. That was his mistake. But I pressed the wrong...
To be a good detective you need to be smart, dedicated and have a large slice of empathy. But the great ones have something else – the ability to...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
The young gang member is in hospital waiting to be treated for a knife wound. Even though he is still bleeding, he is on his phone to mates. “He is...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
The Easey Street suspect was identified through a DNA test when police undertook to check the 131 people listed in the original police file in the...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
Warning: distressing content It was a race against time. In a deep dive into a child abuse offender’s computer, they find a hidden file of a young...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. No one knows why the technician on the rebooted TV series Flipper chose to take his...
The man in the northern suburbs’ police station seemed to have all the answers, which was hardly surprising. After all, he had been through this...
In the middle of the night, in the middle of the forest facing loggers armed with chainsaws and protesters armed with lentils, the lone cop knows...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I have an idea for the government to raise money to help pay off the state debt. All...
We love making simple stuff complex and ignoring the obvious. If we see something deeper, then we must be really clever. Right? Take the justice...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Melbourne’s notorious Mr Cruel, the man who abducted young girls from their homes...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A trial is always about what happens in the court, not what happened at the crime...
The experienced investigator was trapped in his crashed, unmarked police car, which had flipped on its side. Drunk and shaken, he still had the...
The world wide web has changed the way we do business. In days long forgotten Zoom was what you did when you were driving to a meeting, Marketplace...
The recurring nightmare was the sign that 25 years of homicide investigations had taken a toll. Night after night he was a killer who meticulously...
Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth didn’t need to make a legal ruling or deliver a solemn lecture to shut down the sham unfolding before her in the...
Warning: Distressing content Australian Football Hall of Famer Carl Ditterich played 285 games of AFL for two clubs in a career that stretched over...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
A defamation case is like a giant poker game where you spend a fortune to see the other guy’s cards. The trouble is, the deck is stacked with Jokers...
Most cops love the thrill of the chase that ends with a suspect in the back of a divvy van. Sergeant Victor Yanes is a bit different as he admits he...
There is little doubt Matildas captain Sam Kerr made a goose of herself when she argued the toss with a London cop after throwing up in a cab during a...
The case was doomed from the start. What should have been the high watermark of investigations ended in recriminations, acquittals and no justice for...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
Many people think their life has been so unique, it would make a great book. Most are kidding themselves. Then there is “Cate”, a retired...
Six prime ministers and 4235 days ago, Tony Mokbel stood in the dock of the Supreme Court to be sentenced after pleading guilty to drug trafficking in...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
Roger Rogerson, who has died aged 83, was a corrupt old dinosaur who didn’t see the ice age coming. Brave, tough, stubborn and bent as a boomerang,...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. At a rough estimate, I have written more than 5 million words on crime in the past 45...
The most powerful union in the state doesn’t fly flags from cranes, donate to political parties or make statements on climate change. The most...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....