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Australian True Crime

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  • Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victims, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.


    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime.

    Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.


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Episodes
  • Shortcut: Dabbling in Defamation

    Shortcut: Dabbling in Defamation
    May 5 2024

    This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.


    It's been quite a season of high-profile defamation cases in Australia in recent years.


    Geoffrey Rush, Craig McLachlan, Ben Roberts-Smith, and Bruce Lehrmann, to name a few.


    Along with the risks of airing all of your dirty laundry for the world to see, a defamation case doesn't come cheap either. Lehrmann, who recently lost his defamation lawsuit against Channel 10, is rumoured to have legal fees amounting to more than 8 million dollars.


    We're joined on Australian True Crime today by Victoria-Jane Otavski, a litigator with over 20 years of experience specialising in defamation law, to explain what defamation is and why these cases so rarely succeed in court.


    You can click here to learn more or get in contact with Victoria-Jane Otavski at Blackbay Lawyers


    For Support:


    Lifeline on 13 11 14


    13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)


    1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732


    CREDITS:

    Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

    Guest: Victoria-Jane Otavski

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

    This episode contains extra content from ABC News and 10 News First


    GET IN TOUCH:


    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/


    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook


    Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com


    Build your pro podcast with The Audio College

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime.

    Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    14 mins
  • Dabbling in Defamation

    Dabbling in Defamation
    May 5 2024

    It's been quite a season of high-profile defamation cases in Australia in recent years.


    Geoffrey Rush, Craig McLachlan, Ben Roberts-Smith, and Bruce Lehrmann, to name a few.


    Along with the risks of airing all of your dirty laundry for the world to see, a defamation case doesn't come cheap either. Lehrmann, who recently lost his defamation lawsuit against Channel 10, is rumoured to have legal fees amounting to more than 8 million dollars.


    We're joined on Australian True Crime today by Victoria-Jane Otavski, a litigator with over 20 years of experience specialising in defamation law, to explain what defamation is and why these cases so rarely succeed in court.


    You can click here to learn more or get in contact with Victoria-Jane Otavski at Blackbay Lawyers


    For Support:


    Lifeline on 13 11 14


    13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)


    1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732


    CREDITS:

    Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

    Guest: Victoria-Jane Otavski

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

    This episode contains extra content from ABC News and 10 News First


    GET IN TOUCH:


    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/


    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook


    Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com


    Build your pro podcast with The Audio College

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime.

    Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    41 mins
  • Shortcut: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle

    Shortcut: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle
    Apr 28 2024

    This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.


    Anne Manne is a journalist and social philosopher.


    Her new book, "Crime of the Cross", is about a paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Church in Newcastle in the 1980s and 1990s.


    It's made me realise that the shocking details of the crimes committed by the Catholic clergy have almost blinded me to some of the other revelations brought into the light by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2013).


    This story has many similarities to those we've heard of the paedophile priest cluster in Ballarat, and the measures the Catholic Church went to to silence victims and protect offenders. However, there are also many significant differences.


    We urge you to purchase a copy of Anne Manne's book "Crimes of the Cross", which can be accessed by clicking this link.


    For Support:


    Lifeline on 13 11 14


    13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)


    1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732


    CREDITS:

    Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

    Guest: Anne Manne

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

    This episode contains extra content from ABC News.


    GET IN TOUCH:


    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/


    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook


    Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com


    Build your pro podcast with The Audio College

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime.

    Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Disturbing and fabulous....all in the one episode. What a great insight into the depths of the trolling world and those dedicated to make changes

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