Australian True Crime

Warning: please be advised this episode contains accounts of sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.

Journalists Nina Funnel and Sherelle Moody discovered a very big problem with a new piece of legislation passed in Victoria in February 2020. They’ve been helping rape survivors lobby the Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessey for several months demanding a fix for the problem without meaningful engagement let alone success. On August 26, Nina published an opinion piece about the legislation on news.com.au which has caused major upheaval in the survivor community and terse acknowledgement from Government, (along with a healthy dose of gaslighting from certain sections of the media.)

Nina Funnell joins us with the facts, as does a newly silenced survivor. 

1800RESPECT if you or someone you know has been effected by sexual assault. 

https://www.1800respect.org.au/

The #LetUsSpeak initiative and campaign.

https://rasara.org/let-us-speak

Show notes for Episode 174:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Nina Funnell and Anonymous Rape Survivor

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This episode is a repost of episode #159, originally published on May 21st 2020.

Janelle O’Connor was the first person in the State of Tasmania to exercise her right to be named as a rape survivor, on the 24th of April 2020. Up until then it was illegal for rape survivors to self-identify. Janelle and NinaFunnel, the founder of the #LetHerSpeak campaign join us to explain the legal changes, and Janelle tells us her story. 

WARNING – This is an extremely disturbing story, please exercise discretion. 

Show notes for Episode 159:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Janelle O’Connor and Nina Funnell

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If you or someone you know has been the victim of a sexual assault call 1800Respect for help, advice and further referral. That’s 1800 737 732

Or contact Lifeline on 13 11 14

If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Bank robbers like Russell ‘Mad Dog’ Cox and Ray Denning were household names in Australia in the 1980s, when they brazenly escaped prison and taunted police for years. Author Mark Dapin joins us to talk about this period in Australian history.

Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.

Show notes for Episode 172:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Mark Dapin

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Simon Fenech’s ice addiction transformed him from an athlete, husband and father with a 5 bedroom house and a Harley to a former inmate lining up for food parcels at inner city churches. How did he lose so much and how has he found so much more? He joins us to explain.

Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.

Show notes for Episode 170:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Simon Fenech

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Liz Colenso discovered as an adult that she was adopted. Her search for her biological mother uncovered a tragic and frightening story. 

Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.

Show notes for Episode 169:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Liz Colenso

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For Confidential information, counselling and support service for family violence 1800 Respect on 1800 737 732 

Lifeline 131 114

Men's Referral Service on 1300 766 491 

The website of the Victorian Adoption Network for Information and Self Help (VANISH) has lots of information and links to other similar support organisations around Australia for people who have been adopted www. vanish.org.au

Woman who killed ‘had hell on earth’ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h-NjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VJIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6934%2C6183761

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There are people in Adelaide who know who murdered Emma Pawelski and why. Her mother and her sister are desperate for them to come forward and tell them. 

Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.

Show notes for Episode 168:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Sharon McKell

More about Emma's case here

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Canberra mum Tara Costigan was holding her newborn baby when her ex-partner murdered her in front of her other small children. Although he’d been verbally abusive, it was the first time he hit her. 

Heidi Lemon has written a book with Tara’s family and she and Tara’s Aunt Maria join us to talk it.

BUY THE FIRST TIME HE HIT HER by Heidi Lemon.

Source audio: 7.30 Report https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/family-speaks-of-tara-costigans-life-and-death/7642974

Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.

Show notes for Episode 167:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Heidi Lemon and Maria Costigan

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If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual assault, or domestic or family violence contact:

1800 Respect (1800 737 732)

Lifeline (13 11 14)

Men’s Referral Service (1300 766 491)

Relationships Australia (1300 364 277)

WithRespect (1800 542 847 or visit www.withrespect.org.au)

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Old School Nitty Gritty Committee is back!

Maggie Kerr is an astrologer of over 30 years’ experience. She says everything that’s happening right now is just down to patterns and it’s all linked to things that’ have happened before.

Today, Maggie’s telling us what patterns are playing out right now and in our immediate future.

Show notes for Episode 721:

Your host is Meshel Laurie

With thanks to guest Maggie Kerr https://www.universalastrology.com.au/

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Keith Banks was a clean living country boy when he joined QLD Police in the 70s but it took him to some very dark places. He joins us to talk about it.

Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.

Show notes for Episode 166:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Keith Banks

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The murder of 14-month-old Jaidyn Leskie is officially unsolved. Journalist and author Michael Gleeson explains the prosecution’s theory as to how he died and the many distractions that prevented his killer seeing justice.

Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.

Show notes for Episode 165:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to Michael Gleeson from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

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