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It was seeing his policeman father's handling of a suburban mass shooting that convinced Peter Moroney to join the force, then, in the wake of 9/11, terrorism became the focus of his career. In those early years of the counter-terrorism command, it was hard to believe there were Australian citizens living among us who wished us harm, he says. But we've been within days of a major attack, and, as the threat from domestic Islamic-based terrorism has increased, the more likelihood there is that one of those threats will get through.
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It was the shocking crime that forced even the crims to take stock. For weeks after the murder of police officer Glenn McEnallay crime in one area of Sydney simply stopped. Knowing McEnallay, former cop Ron Mason has strong views on how his killers should pay, but takes a surprising stance on some other well-known crims, including notorious Bra Boys founder Tony Hines and child killer Keli Lane.
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Gang-busting former cop Ken “Slasher” McKay on "dumb bastard" bikies, the tactics that could take down Melbourne's Apex "street thugs", the inside workings of the nation's most hardened ethnic crime gangs and why we need more targeted policing like the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad.
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Ron Mason earned a reputation as one of our toughest cops during nearly 40 years' service, stepping up in the face of everything from waves of attacks by rioting bikers to a gunman in a stolen tank on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But it was a family tragedy that drove his desire to join the police force, which he did at just 16, and despite his fearless attitude, some of the traumatic events he was involved in inevitably took their toll. Warning: Graphic content
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Former detective Mark 'Scarface' Smith reveals extraordinary insights from the investigation into the death of Michael Hutchence and the shocking outburst from his enraged lover Paula Yates about their wild sex life that she believed proved it wasn't suicide. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
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It was the jailhouse deal that proved Australian crime gangs had access to 11 deadly rocket launchers, but having negotiated with a killer to get his hands on one, then detective Ken McKay had to collect it. It's just one dramatic story in a career that also saw him shot at - after all, "it's a contact sport". But it's something other than the violence that truly repulses this former top cop.
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After a 31-year career investigating everything from trigger-happy armed robbers to major drug importers, former Detective Superintendent Nick Bingham has plenty of stories to tell. From a crime gang's contract to kill members of his task force to the moment a police listening device was mistaken for a bomb, he's taken events both dangerous and bizarre in his stride, but there one thing about the ongoing drugs debate that still makes him angry. WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE
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