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Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago. It’s happening again

  • Written by James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University

Organised crime has a long history in Australia. For more than a century, criminal groups have accumulated vast fortunes, committed countless acts of intimidation and coercion and, at times, extreme and spectacular violence.

In the process, they have become a recurring feature of public concern, media sensationalism and political debate.

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