Crime in Focus

Police have a suspect known as Mr. X and believe the safecracker was told about the gold by someone on the inside the Packer's inner-circle or staff. So, how much did Kerry Packer know about this theft and the person who pulled it off?  

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Gold bullion worth $5.5 million was stolen from Kerry Packer in 1995. Professional safe crackers commend the work of the thief, but are sceptical this was a one-man job.

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Risking receiving a contempt of court charge, Nicola Gobbo is reluctant to appear before the Royal Commission, but why? Eventually Lawyer X makes a surprise appearance from a secret location. Finally, she would explain the reason why, and how, she became a double-dealing informant. 

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Hear former Chief Commissioner, Simon Overland’s, testimony from the Lawyer X Royal Commission on former Chief Commissioner Simon Overland’s testimony. Overland tells of a “toxic co-dependency” between Victoria Police and Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a, Lawyer X.

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Investigative Reporter Adam Shand alleges that Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X, helped a pathological liar to falsely confess to the 2003 murder of “vampire gigolo” Shane Chartres-Abbott. But what is the basis to this claim and why would she do that?

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Gobbo helped police take down drug baron Tony Mokbel, but then betrayed the Calabrian mafia by informing the police of the world’s largest importation of ecstasy. But at the height of her success as an informer, Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X begins to unravel.  

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Hardworking, streetwise and available all hours – it’s no wonder that Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X, was sought after by gangsters and drug traffickers. But 6 years into her career, Gobbo made a decision that would eventually destroy that career and put her life in danger.

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Drug barons and corrupt police were running riot in the early 2000s but Victoria Police had a secret weapon, a criminal barrister named 'Lawyer X' who betrayed her clients, lovers and associates. This is the story of Nicola Gobbo, a double agent playing a deadly game.

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Captain of the A380 Qantas flight, James Nixon, talks with Investigator Adam Shand about how today’s pilots handle bomb threats and why flying is the second safest mode of transport.

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A bomb is set to explode at 20,000 feet in the air inside a Qantas Boeing 707, unless a ransom of $500,000 is paid. Hear the story of The Great Qantas Hoax through conversations with the passengers on board.

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