Narelle Fraser Interviews

Rob was a specialist Forensic Fraud Investigator and did an aggregate of 11 years with the VicPol Fraud Squad at 3 ranks.  Today he takes us into a complicated, what he describes as a “basically uninvestigable” messy file he was handed and asked to have a look at, which contained a plethora of fraudulent insurance claims, false personal injury claims, kickbacks and many more twists and turns....

Sarah was a single mum doing everything to make ends meet when she re-connected with a childhood friend who she’d never really liked, but years later, as an adult, sparks flew.    But it wasn’t long before she realised those traits she hadn’t liked in their childhood hadn’t disappeared   She couldn’t escape his psychological, physical and sexual abuse of her. She lived in fear...

Sarah was a single mum doing everything to make ends meet when she re-connected with a childhood friend who she’d never really liked, but years later, as an adult, sparks flew.    But it wasn’t long before she realised those traits she hadn’t liked in their childhood hadn’t disappeared   She couldn’t escape his psychological, physical and sexual abuse of her. She lived in fear...

In his own words, Stu Holmes had a ‘blessed childhood’. He wanted to party and party he did. Hard.    His life centered around drinking, partying and drug taking. It was never going to end well. Stu eventually found himself in a very dark and lonely place where he believed ending his life was the only answer.  He’d lost his wife, his children, his friends, his reputat...

In his own words, Stu Holmes had a ‘blessed childhood’. He wanted to party and party he did. Hard.    His life centered around drinking, partying and drug taking. It was never going to end well. Stu eventually found himself in a very dark and lonely place where he believed ending his life was the only answer. He’d lost his wife, his children, his friends, his reputati...

Gloria Anderson has to be the most forgiving person on this earth. Her faith in god is incredibly strong and I believe is the reason she possesses such forgiveness.   Not only is she forgiving, but courageous and brave as well. Amazingly so.    Gloria has got EVERY REASON IN THE WORLD to think the world was/is a very dark, cruel, place to belong, but it just isn’t in her n...

Gloria Anderson has to be the most forgiving person on this earth. Her faith in god is incredibly strong and I believe is the reason she possesses such forgiveness.   Not only is she forgiving, but courageous and brave as well. Amazingly so.    Gloria has got EVERY REASON IN THE WORLD to think the world was/is a very dark, cruel, place to belong, but it just isn’t in her n...

Today we are talking about road trauma and examination of those scenes – it may not be suitable for some affected by road trauma.   There’s been a spate of BUS and TRUCK crashes of recent times here in Victoria and NSW which made me think it was time we had a chat to an amazing man who was and still is most likely, one of Australia’s most knowledgeable experts in the field of major colli...

Some of the areas of reform Liv worked on included family violence, stalking, sexual offending including childhood sexual abuse, liquor control, policing and voluntary assisted dying, just for starters. Since leaving politics before the 2022 election, she has returned to university and is now studying law. She also volunteers with the Power in You Project in Geelong, she’s a Board Member of Barwon...

Olivia Nicholls is a former Parliamentary Adviser for Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party in the Victorian Parliament. Some of the areas of reform Liv worked on included family violence, stalking, sexual offending including childhood sexual abuse, liquor control, policing and voluntary assisted dying, just for starters. Since leaving politics before the 2022 election, she has returned to university and i...

This exclusive Patreon episode, Narelle talks about a former Victoria Police member who shared images of people at their most vulnerable - namely Dani Laidley and deceased people at crime scenes.  These saved and shared images created unimaginable grief and distress.  But Narelle tells us some further information which may, in some small way, explain to some degree, his appalling be...

Going underground as a cop sounds like an exciting proposition for a young recruit still learning the ropes, and for Keith Banks that’s exactly what it was. He would soon be immersed in the seedy side of criminal life, where he would assume the identity of a drug dealer with the aim of bringing down the cartels flooding the streets with narcotics. But the job would come at the cost of Keith’s ment...

Peter Bellion held an unenviable position at Victoria Police – he was an Accident Reconstruction Expert. Long after the ambulances had left the scene, it was Peter’s job to painstakingly piece together the events that led to the accident. Over a 30 year long career, Peter would attend over 2000 fatal traffic accidents and eventually the horrific sights he faced on a near daily basis took a toll un...

Mark Thomas is a down to earth, honest and unusually frank Policeman of over 2 decades. In this episode Mark talks openly about his battle with PTSI but the difference with Mark is he is a still a serving/current Vicpol member.  Mark was able to recover enough from his PTSI to be able to RTW but much of that was because of the unwavering support of his supervisors. His immediate supervis...

Dave Gleeson was a man’s man in 1987/88 when I first met him, both of us working at the Carlton Police Station.    It was the days of Alfonz Gangitano and the Carlton Crew and they kept us very busy. The Pettingals lived around the corner as did many other old time crooks and career criminals.   Dave went on to become a decorated and dedicated high-ranking Detective within Vict...

Dave Gleeson was a man’s man in 1987/88 when I first met him, both of us working at the Carlton Police Station.    It was the days of Alfonz Gangitano and the Carlton Crew and they kept us very busy. The Pettingals lived around the corner as did many other old time crooks and career criminals.   Dave went on to become a decorated and dedicated high-ranking Detective within Vict...

He has never told his story and is very nervous in doing so, but wants to encourage others to do what he is doing and free themselves, to a degree, of a darkness which has been within him since childhood.    Today Ben is showing bravery and courage beyond words.   My interview with Ben is very raw and you can hear the pain and anger in his voice. The effects of childhood abuse...

Having attended a range of emergency incidents, examining major crime scenes, bombings, profile serial killings and a myriad of suspicious deaths, organised crime gangs etc, Gordon Drage was forced to leave QPS purely b/c he’d turned 60. That’s the rules. Gordon loved his work & excelled in his field of forensic examinations. He was at the top of his game, with so much knowledge & ins...

Having attended a range of emergency incidents, examining major crime scenes, bombings, profile serial killings and a myriad of suspicious deaths, organised crime gangs etc, Gordon Drage was forced to leave QPS purely b/c he’d turned 60. That’s the rules. Gordon loved his work & excelled in his field of forensic examinations. He was at the top of his game, with so much knowledge & ins...

Jeffrey Morgan is a proud Indigenous man, husband and father living on Gadigal land, Eora country, Sydney, Australia. He is an influential, motivating, inspiring mindset and lifestyle coach running coaching programs workshops and events, he’s a public speaker and an advocate to name just a few of the many strings he has to his bow, all with a common theme - helping others to live th...

Dave Evans was a member of Victoria Police for 23 years until you guessed it, he was ill-health retired due to what Dave would prefer to call ‘ a psychological injury’   Dave left Policing because he realised VicPol’s values and morals didn’t align with his own.   The impact of requiring a victim to explain the most intimate, often humiliating and embarrassing details of lets say a sexua...

Dave Evans was a member of Victoria Police for 23 years until you guessed it, he was ill-health retired due to what Dave would prefer to call ‘ a psychological injury’   Dave left Policing because he realised VicPol’s values and morals didn’t align with his own.   The impact of requiring a victim to explain the most intimate, often humiliating & embarrassing details of lets say a sex...

Today’s guest Shannon Molloy discusses his new book You made me this way which is part memoir, part investigation into the taboo and the difficult topic of male child sexual abuse and Shannon’s own experience of being sexually abused as a young child.   This may be uncomfortable listening, but it’s a conversation we all need to have to break the silence about surviving childhood sexual abuse...

Today’s guest Shannon Molloy discusses his new book You made me this way which is part memoir, part investigation into the taboo and the difficult topic of male child sexual abuse and Shannon’s own experience of being sexually abused as a young child.   This may be uncomfortable listening, but it’s a conversation we all need to have to break the silence about surviving childhood sexual abuse...

Mark Thomas is a down to earth, honest and unusually frank Policeman of over 2 decades. In this episode Mark talks openly about his battle with PTSI but the difference with Mark is he is a still a serving/current Vicpol member.  Mark was able to recover enough from his PTSI to be able to RTW but much of that was because of the unwavering support of his supervisors. His immediate supervis...