The Wettenhall Family murders rocked the small community of Barrabool in Victoria. The revelations that came to light in the aftermath however, reflected the sad state of affairs for so many living in regional Australia. Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content. Show notes for Episode 123: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Neal Drinnan and Bob Perry. Like us on Facebook ​ Follow us on Instagram or Twitter Support us on Patreon Purchase The Devil’s Grip in our Bookshop Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on Spotify If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Thank you for listening! 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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The Wettenhall Family Murders Rocked the Small Community of Barrabool - #123

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.
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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
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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 OtavskiExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard This episode contains extra content from ABC News and 10 News First
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Shortcut: Dabbling in Defamation

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 OtavskiExecutive 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
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Dabbling in Defamation

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 ManneExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard This episode contains extra content from ABC News.
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https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
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Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com
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Shortcut: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle

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 ManneExecutive 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
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The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle

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. 
Adrian Trevor Moore is one of Australia's worst rapists, and also a former member of the WA Police.
In 2018, investigators began contacting women to tell them that Moore had used the police computer system to run background checks on them. This lead to accusations of predatory behaviour, and eventually a warrant was executed on his home which uncovered a trove of photographs and videos of him sexually abusing heavily sedated women.
Over 200 individual women were featured in that material. One of those women, Josie, is today's guest on Australian True Crime.
In episode #460 of Australian True Crime, we interviewed Nicole Edwards, a former WA Police Officer who is also a survivor of Adrian Trevor Moore.
Like Nicole, Josie is critical of WA Police's decision to have the case investigated initially (and for some years) by Internal Affairs, rather than the Sex Crimes unit, and she's joined Nicole's campaign calling for a thorough external enquiry into the handling of the case.
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: JosieExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard This episode contains extra content from 9 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.

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The Wettenhall Family Murders Rocked the Small Community of Barrabool - #123

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