Friday, March 29, 2019

Lawyer X's police handlers say senior officers 'threw them under the bus'


Why the Herald does editorials and why they can be controversial

I will admit it came as something of a surprise to me the fervour with which many Herald readers responded to last Friday’s pre-state election editorial.


Anna lived a life of luxury in New York's social scene. Then it all came undone
She claimed she was a German heiress, but prosecutors say behind the jet-set lifestyle and pricey outfits, Anna Sorokin was a fraudster who scammed friends, banks and hotels.


Lawyer X's police handlers say senior officers 'threw them under the bus'


Lawyer X’s police handlers say senior officers "threw them under the bus" when the force's use of their high-level informer began to seep out, the royal commission has heard.




Junior police warned their bosses about dangers of using lawyer Gobbo as informer

Lawyer X’s police handlers warned the highest echelons of Victoria Police as far back as 2008 that their use of the supergrass could lead to a royal commission, a public inquiry has heard.

Pauline Hanson says her staff were 'stitched-up' in Al Jazeera investigation

The One Nation leader criticised the media's coverage of her party and called Prime Minister Scott Morrison a "fool".