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4 days ago | 
theage.com.au | Cameron Houston
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Police have failed to explain why two unarmed men died after being arrested, despite body-worn cameras capturing both separate incidents, which have been under investigation by the homicide squad for up to 18 months.
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1 week ago | 
theage.com.au | Cameron Houston
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel, who was released from custody in April after almost 18 years in custody, has had another legal victory after receiving an undisclosed financial settlement over a savage attack in Barwon Prison in 2019.
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1 week ago | 
theage.com.au | Cameron Houston
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Melbourne lawyer renowned for her advocacy for institutional abuse survivors has lost a landmark trial in the Supreme Court, which found her firm’s “extraordinarily defensive” approach had significantly reduced a client’s compensation.
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1 week ago | 
watoday.com.au | Cameron Houston
In 2021, the victim of abuse at Monivae College engaged another law firm, Rightside Legal, and launched fresh proceedings against the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in the Supreme Court, which agreed to set aside part of the initial settlement. He later settled his claim against the order for a further $400,000, before taking action against Waller Legal over the firm’s handling of his initial case.
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2 weeks ago | 
smh.com.au | Cameron Houston |Danny Russell
By Cameron Houston and Danny Russell June 12, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Billionaire horse owner Jonathan Munz hosted two of the most powerful figures in Melbourne racing at a secret meeting in his Toorak mansion to discuss a potential merger of the Victoria and Melbourne racing clubs.
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2 weeks ago | 
theage.com.au | Cameron Houston
‘It’s not 1985’: Judge’s warning to police after predatory cop grooms abuse victims, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A disgraced former policeman has avoided prison despite misusing his police position to target domestic violence victims for sexual relationships, in which he would allegedly become controlling and possessive.
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3 weeks ago | 
theage.com.au | Cameron Houston |Melissa Cunningham
By Cameron Houston and Melissa Cunningham June 5, 2025 — 3.51pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Melbourne businessman with a history of family violence has resigned as chair of the Australia Club’s house committee after his appointment last month caused ructions within the exclusive gentlemen’s club.
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4 weeks ago | 
smh.com.au | Cameron Houston
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A notorious outlaw motorcycle gang is using Canberra as a safe haven to infiltrate the nation’s construction industry while thumbing its nose at corporate regulators and law enforcement agencies.
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4 weeks ago | 
watoday.com.au | Cameron Houston
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1 month ago | 
theage.com.au | Melissa Cunningham |Cameron Houston
By Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston May 28, 2025 — 8.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Groups of teenagers and young men are using dating apps such as Grindr to lure, violently assault and rob men in Melbourne parks before posting footage they capture of the disturbing attacks on social media.
