The Stitch Up
They had hoped he would go away quietly, fade into anonymity. Just another ex-cop with an axe to grind. In time they thought no …
Royal Commission: where to from here?
I was interviewed for the ABCs documentary, Undeniable, which examined the events leading up to the establishment of the royal commission into institutional responses to …
Former Victoria Police detective Denis Ryan a hero of child abuse inquiry
Imagine in this age of instant gratification, having to wait for something, anything for 45 years. Then think what it must be like to …
What makes a mass murderer?
Charlie Manson is dead. Fetch me a bin liner. I could make that funeral quick and inexpensive I assure you. In the wake of …
Failures of church and state created monster Gerald Ridsdale
Gerald Ridsdale, the former Ballarat priest has pleaded guilty to a further 20 offences against 11 victims and his conviction formally handed down. On …
The real question is should governments govern?
When the time comes for me to scratch away at the voluntary postal plebiscite, I will be voting no. And I say so presuming …
Jail those who cover up sex abuse
Hippy spiritual groups to the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the Salvation Army, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Uniting Church, Yeshiva schools in Melbourne and …
Religion beats state every time
I used to consider myself an atheist. Now, when asked, I say I am agnostic. It is not that I have doubts but I …