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"Roles & Motives of Fire Setters" - a work by Trevor Pillinger of Salamander Consultants

"Evidence - Lessons relating to the Evidence Act" - excellent learning resources from Wayne Carney of SOG

"Mobile Phone Spying and Tracking" - OK, so you figure this is just the right stuff...

"Whistleblowers" - sources and resources

"Securing your mobile phone" Some useful advice from...

"Listening and tracking devices are illegal" - an article by Warren Mallard

"Job search scams: Protect against identity theft" sensible steps that you can take...

"NOTE TAKING - Insights and Guidance" - a great resource by Wayne Carney of SOG

"Are you being bugged? Are you under surveillance?" How to work it out by yourself, with a little help from...

"Psst, wanna buy a lockpick? Or a stun gun?" Graham Whittaker from ESPY writes...

"Pipedream or Possibility for PIs?" - PDF - Warren Mallard writes...

"Credit Card Fraud Prevention" by a student of Diverse Training Concepts...

"PI badges are for wankers" the prevailing view amongst private investigator professionals in Australia. What do you think? OK, don't laugh!

"The greatest crime of all time and nobody in law enforcement or government cares" Warren Mallard says...

"Different leg action; same dog" - Don't you mean: "same dog; different leg action"! Well, I guess that depends on...

Sharia law and the Australian legal system - What are the aspects of conflict between Sharia law and the Australian legal system? The Australian system...

Weathering the Storm - At the risk of sounding like a prophet of doom, I fear that in these times of recession and unemployment...

Private Eyes Spy on Defaulting Parents - Private detectives will be used to spy on child support defaulters under tough new measures announced by the Federal Government...

James' full Monte of trouble - The good-looking son of controversial, swashbuckling private eye Frank Monte - is in a spot of trouble that rivals his dad's stoush with the Versace family...

Greed, power and too many smarts. A reasonable view by Roger Rogerson about some coppers...

NEW ZEALAND - PIs could arrest and charge. Private investigators could be given the power to arrest and prosecute criminals under proposed...

Spousebuster Brett Sutcliffe busted by an old lady The stupidity of some PIs is not to be copied...

NEW ZEALAND - PIs could arrest and charge. Private investigators could be given the power to arrest and prosecute criminals under proposed...

Money? For whom...

Is this relevant to investigations? Perhaps. Probably. But more than anything, it might break your heart...

Police ignored strong evidence showing Haneef's innocence - Feds inept or concealing evidence?...

Success finally, with NSW Police - About a year ago Warren Mallard pressed the CAPI register to...

Tara Moss is now a PI! - model, author, TV host and now Tara Moss can add private...

Much kinder blonde turn for Monte - He barely survived the wrath of Donatella Versace, but these days Sydney's most notorious private dick...

Look out, reptiles, here come Keelty's size 12s - You've got to admire Mick Keelty, our top-dog copper. Boldly and single-handedly...

Botched cases prompt hard look at how police work with spies - The former NSW Chief Justice Sir Lawrence Street is conducting a sensitive inquiry into working relations between the Federal Police and other...

Good news for PIs: "The times they are a'changing" Warren Mallard telling us about the latest meeting he had with NSW police...

Rural Surveillance: Specialized Techniques for Superior Results... Robert Lancaster served in the British Army for 12 years in an infantry unit and the elite Special Air Service Regiment (SAS). He conducted...

ASIO interrogators were grossly incompetent: judge... the feds and ASIO at it again, showing us how not to do it...

If it looks and smells like a corrupted legal process... Try as they might to bury one of the nastiest instances of political meddling in the course of justice, sooner or later the...

Surveillance shake-up announced for NSW - The NSW Government has announced it is updating the laws for the bugs that catch the baddies. The Surveillance Devices Bill 2007 will...

National Nigerian Fraud Symposium 2007 - Richard Wall - Modern Investigative Solutions recently received an invitation to attend the first National Nigerian Fraud Symposium by the Queensland Police...

What are we worth and how do we get it?- Warren Mallard - I am often surprised and sometimes appalled at what different people in different professions and occupations are paid. When compared to...

We got it wrong on Haneef: DPP chief - MOHAMED HANEEF should never have been charged, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Damian Bugg...

Wireless Networking - Making it Secure - Richard Wall - Wireless networking is fast becoming the preferred method of networking in homes and small to medium enterprises (SME's). It enables...

What network security is enough? - Richard Wall - So the idea is to make sure you keep your information secure! It's not as hard as you may think and it's actually quite inexpensive. I could go...

Botched cases prompt hard look at how police work with spies - The former NSW Chief Justice Sir Lawrence Street is conducting...

Sorry - Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd...

The Paradox named Security & Private Investigators - MH - Hands up anyone who encrypts emails? Hard drives? Attachments? What? No one? Seems it's time I get onto my...

Sponge Cake or Tiramisu - Warren Mallard says...

The State of Play - A Tangible Reality - Jason Atkinson says...

Do You Make Your First Impression Your Best Impression? - Rob Comer says...

The wonderful Federal Police - MH

We have earned it and we deserve it - Warren Mallard says...

In Perspective - Civil Investigation & American Influence - Jason Atkinson says...

An Australian's view point - A. Johnstone says...

Shannon Carney puts an American view point

The Big Players in investigation in Australia - Mike Evans says

Warren Mallard's comments to Mike Evans' article

PI accused of bribing policeman

Police compromising investigations