How is a Self-Proclaimed Problem Gambler Who Has Ongoing Problems With the Punt That Have Resulted in Him Being Jailed Twice For Fraud Allowed to Own Racehorses and Gamble on Race Tracks? – Don’t the Racing Authorities Have Duties in Relation to Responsible Gambling Too?

A former contractor who engaged in corrupt dealings with a Queensland council and the state’s racing body will be sentenced in a Brisbane court on Friday. Wayne Innes, 59, pleaded guilty to a slew of dishonesty offences in the Brisbane District Court on Monday. The court was told the former owner of Landfill Logistics had […]

Hanging the Innocent to Protect the Guilty – The Aspley Central Tavern Management and Tabcorp Have Quite a Bit to Answer For (First Published July 2020)

The convicted racing fraudster, dog, police informant, con man, convict and thief Wayne Innes is apparently running around town calling your author a Karmichael Hunt. I think Wayno’s got the wrong end of the stick, and strongly suggest that he turn around and take a look in the mirror. It’s weird how people like Robert […]

What Was a Dog Who Went to Jail For Stealing Six Figure Sums From Racing Doing at Doomben Yesterday – And Why Were Heathcote, Lockwood and Schweida Shaking His Hand?

Wayne Innes is a parasite, a conman, a fraudster and a thief. He stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Racing Queensland by deception, and went to jail for it, which wasn’t the first time that the former corrupt copper had seen the inside of a cell. Innes is not only a racing thief, he […]

The First Casualty of Podcasts is the Truth – A Little Bit About Robert Silkman, the Crown’s Number 2 Star Witness in The Teachers Pet Trial

Chris Dawson, aged 73, is on trial for his life. He is alleged to have killed his wife Lyn more than 40 years ago. If convicted Dawson will die in jail. As most of Australia is aware, this prosecution has been spurred by journalist Hedley Thomas’s hugely popular podcast series The Teachers Pet, in which […]

The Ridiculous Racing Rant Persecution – And a Quick Little Lesson About Pandora’s Boxes, Cans of Worms, and Unintended Consequences

I didn’t know that the NSW Chief Steward was a District Court judge, and I wasn’t aware that he was an expert on defamation law either. Which is no surprise, because he is not. Defamation is one of the most discrete areas of specialisation in the law, and no more than 2-3 percent of solicitors […]

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