TRUE OPINION – True Crime News Weekly

TRUE OPINION: Are Victoria’s Jails the Easiest Place to Score Drugs?

July 11, 2019 Gary Johnston 0

Watching the comings-and-goings of the local drugs court isn’t for the faint-hearted. But it should be compulsory viewing as it highlights all the failures of the War on Drugs, writes Gary Johnston.

TRUE OPINION: “METH & MY BOY”! A dad tells all

June 13, 2019 Murray Kinnane 2

The number of prisoners in Australia’s jails convicted of illicit drug offences is rising by the month. Rarely heard however is the story of those affected by drug addiction, people who require treatment but instead receive incarceration. Murray Kinnane is the father of one such person.

TRUE OPINION: Hate Speech & the paradox of our digital age

May 6, 2019 Chris Mordd Richards 0

Just how much hate speech should we ‘tolerate’, wonders Chris Mordd Richards.

TRUE OPINION: PSYCHOPATHS! The awful, awful truth

April 9, 2019 Tim Kent 0

It is often said of psychopaths that the most dangerous aspect of their personality is the ability to manipulate people. Tim Kent takes a much closer look at what makes a person a psychopath.

TRUE OPINION: When the Pell is paltry

March 13, 2019 Tim Kent 1

The historic sentencing of Cardinal George Pell as a convicted child rapist this week was less about true justice for the victims and more about a future appeal, writes Tim Kent.

"OILY DOYLEY"! On the trail of the not-so-lonesome Robert Doyle

TRUE OPINION: Justice For All? No, Not Really. Not In This World

February 21, 2019 Gary Johnston 1

With disgraced sleazy Liberal Party doyen Robert Doyle now well and truly in the sights of Victoria Police detectives, our Melbourne correspondent, Gary Johnston, wonders why the hell it took all so long. The answer? Well that’s simple, isn’t it.

TRUE OPINION: GAY CONVERSION THERAPIST USES ‘COMING OUT’ AS DISTRACTION FROM INFLICTING EVIL! Rationalising cruelty in the name of God

February 9, 2019 Tim Kent 1

A fortnight ago, a prominent member of the “ex-gay movement” in America announced he had left his wife of 34 years and was now in a relationship with a man as he could no longer deny his “non-negotiable” needs. As a ‘gay conversion therapist’ it is likely though that David Matheson has heaped untold damage to countless of other gay men prior to his own ‘coming out’, writes Tim Kent.

TRUE OPINION: The actual “SHAME, SHAME, SHAME” of Derryn Hinch

February 5, 2019 Tim Kent 2

Senator Derry Hinch sees himself as a crusader for victims of sexual violence. But is his so-called advocacy really about victims and their families, or more to do with his own ego? Tim Kent on why the “Human Headline” is well past his used-by date.

TRUE OPINION: The family killer and the guns he should never have had

January 11, 2019 Tim Kent 0

Teenagers, Jack and Jennifer Edwards, were killed mid-last year at their Western Sydney home in what police say was a ‘planned attack’ by their estranged father, John Edwards. There was also a third victim. Their heartbroken mother, Olga Edwards, committed suicide just a month ago, unable to face the trauma of living without her children. Questions are now being asked as to why the 68-year-old financial services worker was able to have possession of not one but two powerful handguns given his history and background, writes Tim Kent.

TRUE OPINION: The unspeakable tragedy of Olga Edwards and the scores of women killed by selfish & cruel men in Australia during 2018

January 3, 2019 Tim Kent 0

About 70 women in total are believed to have been murdered by men, largely by their male partners or former partners in domestic violence incidents, in Australia during all of last year. It’s time we call out family violence against women as the national security problem it is, writes Tim Kent.

TRUE OPINION: Police investigating police investigating police

December 5, 2018 Gary Johnston 0

Recent scandals in Victoria have highlighted the need for reforms in the way complaints against police are looked at. True Crime News Weekly’s Melbourne correspondent, Gary Johnston, explains why it’s finally time for police accountability to go further than officers simply investigating their colleagues.

TRUE OPINION: Why the Soldiers of Dad’s Army Fight Fear With More Fear

November 23, 2018 Gary Johnston 0

Victorians head to the polls tomorrow as Premier Daniel Andrews tries to fend off a challenge from the Liberal Party’s Matthew Guy in the state election. Our Melbourne correspondent, Gary Johnston, takes a look at the uninspiring and dreary state of political play.

TRUE OPINION: Be Afraid! The Politics of Fear

September 25, 2018 Gary Johnston 0

It was the supposed riot in Melbourne a few weeks ago on the streets of Collingwood involving almost 200 angry rap fans. Africans. Pacific Islanders. A bloke who had his leg amputated after a car sped at him in a targeted hit. Except, it turned out, he never lost a limb. Our Melbourne correspondent, Gary Johnston, takes a look at what else the local media may have got wrong for its own reasons.

TRUE OPINION: Confess or be damned!

September 13, 2018 Tim Kent 0

The Catholic Church is refusing to comply with the key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Abuse – to report to authorities any confessions to priests from guilty parties who have admitted committing or enabling sexual abuse. Is it really on spiritual grounds, or is it the last bastion of protection and concealment? Tim Kent with his view.

TRUE OPINION: The dark side of our recent political turmoil

September 9, 2018 Miles Hunt 0

Are we in a freak period of disharmony in Australia after a period of sustained stability where we had three Prime Ministers in 24 years? Our columnist, Miles Hunt, explores the current bloody political scene.

TRUE OPINION: Top 10 tips for being a better dad from a fairly average bloke

September 2, 2018 Miles Hunt 0

This Father’s Day our columnist, Miles Hunt, gives real advice to all the dads out there with his tips on parenting a baby or small child. Trust him. He knows what he’s talking about. He’s a fairly average stay-at-home dad with just over two years experience on the job.

TRUE OPINION: Debating Trump’s sanity – a legitimate attempt at duty of care?

September 1, 2018 Tim Kent 0

Should mental health professionals get publicly involved in debates on whether US President Donald Trump is crazy, psychopathic, or a narcissist? Our new columnist, Tim Kent, explores the ramifications of diagnosing public figures.

TRUE OPINION: Sniffer dogs need to sniff off

July 23, 2018 Miles Hunt 0

When dogs are used to enforce laws, it is more reminiscent of the Stasi or a Police State than a free democratic society. Yet in New South Wales, the police regularly use drug detection dogs on citizens – mainly young people and those attending festivals or outdoor music events. True Crime News Weekly columnist, Miles Hunt, says it’s finally time to put an end to it all.

TRUE OPINION: Beautiful game, horrible corruption

June 14, 2018 Gary Johnston 0

Is the world game so truly beautiful that we should overlook the widespread corruption and questionable characters within it, wonders our football-mad correspondent, Gary Johnston ahead of the World Cup kick-off in Russia.

TRUE OPINION: Discrimination – the legal, illegal, and acceptable forms

May 16, 2018 Miles Hunt 5

What is discrimination? Our True Crime News Weekly columnist, Miles Hunt, gives us his view as a white, middle-class male who attended a private school.