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.  This is the second part of a two part series with our guest, Arthur Bolkas. In his late teens and early twenties, Arthur was pulling double duty as a promising young law student and an armed robber. We discovered at the end of part one that Arthur was eventually captured after a very dramatic car chase through the streets of a busy inner Melbourne suburb. We now pick up our conversation with Arthurs memories and reflections from his sentencing, incarc ..read more

This is the second part of a two part series with our guest, Arthur Bolkas. In his late teens and early twenties, Arthur was pulling double duty as a promising young law student and an armed robber. We discovered at the end of part one that Arthur was eventually captured after a very dramatic car chase through the streets of a busy inner Melbourne suburb. We now pick up our conversation with Arthurs memories and reflections from his sentencing, incarceration and life after prison. Arthur has now worked for many years as a Criminologist, activist and public speaker. He can best be cont ..read more

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.  We're going back to the "stick ups" this week with Arthur Bolkas. He's a Criminologist, actor, public speaker and proud father of two. However, before he was all of these things, he was a very promising young law student, and a flamboyant armed robber. Part two of this two part series will be released later on this week. For Support:  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strai ..read more

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.  We're going back to the "stick ups" this week with Arthur Bolkas. He's a Criminologist, actor, public speaker and proud father of two. However, before he was all of these things, he was a very promising young law student, and a flamboyant armed robber. Part two of this two part series will be released later on this week. For Support:  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strai ..read more

Over the past eight months, more than 30 tobacco stores in Victoria have fallen victim to a series of fire bombings due to a burgeoning turf war. Marta Pascual Juanola is a crime reporter for The Age, and has written a series of stories on Victoria's illegal tobacco industry. She joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime to talk about the increasing violence in this industry, and the surprisingly big players involved. 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: 18 ..read more

Ashleigh (not her real name) is a kind of woman we've all heard about many times, but don't often get to hear from. A couple of years ago, Ashleigh received a letter from an inmate who is serving a life imprisonment conviction for his involvement in a double murder. They soon fell in love with each other. Ashleigh joins us today to talk about their relationship, about the realities of courtship under the ever-present eye of corrections, and about her hopes for the future. For Support:  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and T ..read more

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.  In 2011, A young indigenous man by the name of Zak Grieve was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he didn't commit. The murder of Ray Niceforo was commissioned by his former partner Bronwyn Malyschko, and carried out by her son Chris Malyschko and accomplice Darren Halfpenny. Grieve was originally supposed to be an accomplice to the murder too, but changed his mind on the night. Despite this, due to Northern Territory's mandatory minimum sentenci ..read more

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.  Australia tops almost every other country when it comes to our consumption of meth, with billions of dollars of it arriving at our shores each year. Investigative journalist Conor Woodman joins us on this episode to detail exactly where all of this methamphetamine is coming from, the destructive path it takes to get into Australia, and the steps we can take for harm minimisation.  Conor Woodman’s book “Meth Road” is available now, and can be purch ..read more

Australia tops almost every other country when it comes to our consumption of meth, with billions of dollars of it arriving at our shores each year. Investigative journalist Conor Woodman joins us on this episode to detail exactly where all of this methamphetamine is coming from, the destructive path it takes to get into Australia, and the steps we can take for harm minimisation.  Conor Woodman’s book “Meth Road” is available now, and can be purchased here. For Support:  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Stra ..read more

November 2023 marks the 34th anniversary of the brutal murder of Toowoomba teenager, Annette Mason. For today's episode, we revisit one of our earliest episodes of Australian True Crime which featured an interview with Annette's sister, Linda Mason. 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 GET IN TOUCH: Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook    Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au Support this show http://suppo ..read more