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Melbourne's seedy underbelly and the gangsters who run the joint

Conversations

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From Doubt to Crime Reporting

This chapter chronicles the speaker's transformative journey into journalism, highlighting a pivotal interview moment that changed their career trajectory. It explores the challenges and dynamics of crime reporting in a predominantly male field during the 1950s to 1970s, including encounters with corruption and organized crime. The narrative also features the infamous After Dark Bandits, revealing the complexity of criminal relationships and the ethical dilemmas faced by reporters.

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