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Lawyer X inquiry calls for sweeping change to Victoria Police, but is it enough to bring real accountability?
Few stories have rocked Victoria as much as the so-called “lawyer X” scandal, which revealed that high-profile criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo had been used by...
It triggered a royal commission into the affair, which after months of explosive evidence, has now released its findings.
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The Victorian Royal Commission into Police Management of Informants has revealed a gaping hole in police accountability.
It has also put a spotlight on a problematic police culture.
The police use of a criminal defence barrister as an informant against her own clients is a massive blow to the criminal justice system.
During the course of the…