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Courts
Inside Victoria’s Bail and Remand Court: the 24-hour court that decides who walks home
The Bail and Remand Court runs 24/7 in Melbourne. Here's how it works and why it matters.
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Missing Persons
Shannon McCormack: an unsolved disappearance and the standing reward
The Shannon McCormack disappearance has been an open Victoria Police file for more than two decades.
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Policing in Victoria
Police accountability in Victoria: who polices the police, and how
A plain-English guide to Professional Standards Command, IBAC, the Victorian Inspectorate, the Coroners Court and the parallel pathway when an…
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Crime
Prudence Bird: the 1992 disappearance solved decades later
The Prudence Bird disappearance was finally solved through the Pieces investigation. Here is how it came together.
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Big Build Watch
Operations Watts, Daintree and Sandon: what IBAC has actually found
A close read of IBAC's published findings in three landmark Victorian corruption investigations and the recommendations that followed.
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Crime
Jane Thurgood-Dove: the Niddrie murder that has never been resolved
Jane Thurgood-Dove was killed in front of her children in 1997. The case remains unresolved.
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Courts
Suppression orders in Victoria: what they are and why courts make them
A guide to the Open Courts Act, suppression-order grounds and the public-interest test in Victorian courts.
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Missing Persons
The disappearance of Elisabeth Membrey, 30 years on
Elisabeth Membrey disappeared from her Ringwood home in 1994. Three decades later, the family's search continues.
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Big Build Watch
Victoria’s Big Build: scale, governance, and why we’re watching
A primer on the 40-billion Victorian infrastructure program, its governance structure, and why integrity questions matter on a program this…
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Community Safety
Victoria’s expanded anti-vilification laws: what changed in 2025-26
A guide to the Victorian anti-vilification reform that expanded protected attributes in 2024 and what it means in practice.
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