John Silvester is a Walkley-award winning crime writer and columnist. A co-author of the best-selling books that formed the basis of the hit Australian TV series Underbelly, Silvester is also a regular guest on 3AW with his "Sly of the Underworld" segment.
Like many of us, I spend far too much time on social media looking at Facebook friends posting on what they had for dinner, or their amazing holidays, amazing kids and adorable pets.
With community concerns about crime in the red zone, one thing is certain: the law-and-order bandwagon will be reaching F1 speeds come next November's state election.
In another development about 15 senior police have been trained as Gwardar Commanders (named after the deadly western brown snake known for its quick strike) who are authorised to order SOG Sierra snipers to use fatal force.
When Victoria Police commissioned a book on its history, one could be forgiven for thinking tales of corruption and infighting would be downplayed or ignored. Not so.
On February 1, 2010, he jumped bail and simply disappeared. If police found him he was off to prison and if the mafia found him he was off to sleep with the fishes.
This is the story of how a lazy lawyer and Hawthorn tragic became a media megastar.
Police estimate around 38,000 unauthorised drivers are on the road daily - chances are you will pass within metres of one some time today.
Law and order guide: get ready for tough talk, big promises and empty rhetoric.
It is perhaps Victoria's most baffling murder mystery – six females, aged from 14 to 73, all grabbed seemingly at random in an 18-month period and dumped in scrub.
By arresting and jailing its leaders, the gang responsible for carjackings, home invasions, assaults and low-level drug dealers has effectively been destroyed.
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