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He was a rising star in the police force, then it all came tumbling down
Making his mark catching crooks came at a heavy cost for Tim Peck, who ignored the warning signs until he crashed into them.
- by John Silvester
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Where there are smokes there are fires: Inside Victoria’s tobacco war
Property owners knowingly making money from an illicit source could find their income and the property subject to asset seizure.
- by John Silvester
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He was one of Victoria’s top homicide detectives. Working too hard cost him the job he loved
Lucio Rovis was one of the Big Five of the homicide squad, where he spent 25 years. He was transferred to a taskforce and then offered his old job back. It was too late.
- by John Silvester
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A lifetime in the police force, but when he died, there was no farewell honour
Daryl Payne wrestled a gun from a shooter and won a valour award. But the way we treat people like him falls way too short of the mark.
- by John Silvester
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Why ego should be a gangster’s dirty word
Instead of hiding in the shadows, gangsters are flaunting their wealth. Changes to the law may make them trip over their extravagance, right into trouble.
- by John Silvester
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As a reporter, my inbox is civil. Then I read what my female colleagues are sent
The internet is modern society’s sewer. It is vital to life but when it breaks, it is a disaster. And for women, it has proved toxic and dangerous.
- by John Silvester
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‘Stop the crocodile tears’: How a judge silenced a remorseless killer
Mother of twins Monique Lezsak died in a frenzied knife attack at the hands of her then partner, Sven Lindemann, as her daughter desperately tried to help. In court, the monster was revealed to be a coward.
- by John Silvester
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Family violence: You can’t see if you don’t look
There is one aspect of the justice system that must be urgently changed to stem the violence against women. That’s in the hands of government. But there is a part men can play now.
- by John Silvester
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Fake booze: ‘It’s scary and the public needs to be warned’
Just like illegal tobacco, a huge substitution racket is flourishing. Dangerous industrial alcohol is being blended into top-shelf spirits – and police are worried.
- by John Silvester
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A ‘disgusting, reprehensible’ case is shrouded in secrecy. And that’s not uncommon
Secrecy in justice should be a last resort, but it is widespread in Victoria. Is the system fair?
- by John Silvester
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How dodgy autographs forged a sports-mad cop’s unlikely meeting with The Don
Detectives who raided a sports memorabilia shop looking for fake signatures were faced with a dilemma: how to tell what was real.
- by John Silvester