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Narelle Fraser Interviews

Narelle was a member of Victoria Police for 27 years,15 of which were as a Detective with squads including Child Exploitation, Missing Persons (Homicide) & Sexual Crimes. Narelle was exposed to unimaginable grief & trauma but also witnessed incredible strength & resilience from those affected by crime. In 2012 Narelle"s career came to an unexpected sudden end when she was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Injury and was never able to return to Policing. In her recovery, she drew on

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45:07

Investigating Child Abuse

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/11/12

I’ve been contacted a bit of late by some media organisations for my response to the news Police had arrested and charged a 45yo former childcare worker from the Gold Coast with 1623 child abuse offences — including rape, against 87 children in Australia. He had worked in multiple childcare centres in Brisbane and Sydney and another overseas where he’d collected nearly 4000 images and videos he allegedly shared on the dark web.The investigation was a joint investigation between the AFP, Qld Police

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1:15:00

Mark Bagally - Drug, Rape and Armed Robbery Squads

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/10/29

In 1998 Bags (Bagally) woke up and felt like painting – nothing in particular, just buying a brush and painting.And something clicked.Painting became his passion and Policing began to take a back seat.Bags loved being totally absorbed in what he was painting where he thought of nothing else.Knowing very little about art & its history, Bags educated himself through reading books, listening to arty CD’s and when he eventually retired from Policing, the transition to Painter was smooth

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38:53

Non Fatal Strangulation

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/10/15

In this episode we are discussing, in detail, the reasonably new offence (In Victoria) of Non fatal strangulation moreso in a DV situation – its pretty confronting, so just consider if today’s subject matter is right for you.TODAY I WANTED TO TALK MORE ABOUT STRANGULATION IN A DV SENSE, NOT WHAT SOME MAY DEEM PLEASURABLE.TODAY IS ABOUT THOSE WHO STRANGLE AS A FORM OF CONTROL, AS A FORM OF FEAR, USED AS A THREAT WHICH WE CALL NON FATAL STRANGULATION Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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1:06:01

Esther MacKay

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/10/01

Esther McKay served 17 years with the NSW Police where the majority of her career was spent in Forensic Services, where her expertise in crime scene, vehicle and document examination was often called upon from colleagues and the courts.What Esther was confronted with is often difficult listening, but they are stories which need to be told, to help in understanding the situations Police are so often confronted with in their quest to keep us all safe and assist in convicting those who have no concept

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36:10

The Parole System - Paul Charles Denyer

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/09/17

Parole was a much talked about subject back in 2023 when there was a possibility Paul Charles Denyer could be released from prison after 30yrs behind bars for the brutal, sadistic murders of 3 young innocent women.This was a patreon episode where I explain a little about the parole system, the role of The Parole Board and Community Corrections Victoria in assessing whether someone is suitable for release into the community or too high a risk to community safety.I then share some of my thoughts on

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1:10:54

Marjorie’s Law

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/09/03

Rosemary Harwood, is as genuine, honest and raw as you can get.Rosie doesn’t own a computer, so we had to settle for a phone interview. The sound isn’t great, but if you can persevere, it’s well worth a listen. I’d rather you hear our interview than not.Rosie’s trans daughter Marjorie (who has since passed away due to kidney disease) alleged horrific sexual abuse during custodial sentences she served in a Tasmanian prison for shoplifting, bail breaches and other relatively minor offences.Rosie

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40:26

Dr. Leith Middleton part 2

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/08/21

Dr. Leith Middleton’s expertise is primarily in psychology, psychological health and safety safety organizational development where she supports workplaces to build mentally healthy workplaces. Part of this is about identifying safety managing psychological hazards in the workplace. That whole term (psychological hazards in the workplace) brings a smile to my face because it was an unknown term for so many of us who began work in the 70’s safety 80’s.It’s a term which wasn’t in our vocabulary back

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40:26

Dr. Leith Middleton part 1

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/08/13

Dr. Leith Middleton’s expertise is primarily in psychology, psychological health and safety safety organizational development where she supports workplaces to build mentally healthy workplaces. Part of this is about identifying safety managing psychological hazards in the workplace. That whole term (psychological hazards in the workplace) brings a smile to my face because it was an unknown term for so many of us who began work in the 70’s safety 80’s.It’s a term which wasn’t in our vocabulary back

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1:05:37

TIM PECK – THE INVISIBLE OBVIOUS

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/08/06

Tim Peck was an amazing Policeman – he had a presence, he was smart and he had that air of confidence & intelligence.He was popular, charismatic and just a great guy to be around.But underneath that façade was a man crumbling big time.He was hiding so many fears, insecurities, anxieties and alcohol dependency and for those like me who knew and worked with him, it came as a huge shock to learn about “the real Tim”.Tim’s highly decorated career shattered and came to an abrupt, dramatic end when he

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Holly Ann Martin OBE - part 2

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/07/30

Holly Ann Martin OBE has been travelling Australia, our outback communities and around the world for about 30yrs give or take, teaching how to keep kids safe from abuse.She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police – anyone who has anything to do with children. She discusses for instance, consent, how to recognise sexualised behaviours, talking to kids about behaviours which make them feel uncomfortable, who to tell and how.She teaches how to start a conversation with a child or

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44:17

Holly Ann Martin OBE - part 1

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/07/23

Holly Ann Martin OBE has been travelling Australia, our outback communities and around the world for about 30yrs give or take, teaching how to keep kids safe from abuse.She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police – anyone who has anything to do with children. She discusses for instance, consent, how to recognise sexualised behaviours, talking to kids about behaviours which make them feel uncomfortable, who to tell and how.She teaches how to start a conversation with a child or

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1:03:28

Transgenders in the prison system

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/07/16

This week may be a bit uncomfortable for some as we discuss the difficulties of where to house people who identify as transgender within the prison system, as there’s only two types of prison – male prisons and female prisons.Is it acceptable to place a male identifying as female into a female prison?Who’s human rights are more important – those of say female prisoners who feel threatened by the trans person or the trans person’s wish to be housed with those female prisoners?Is a situation I'd

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1:10:18

Justice Lee Judgement part 2

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/07/09

Over the next two weeks I'm providing some personal comments and thoughts on parts (certainly not all) of The Honourable Justice Michael Lee's judgement where he was the presiding judge in the Lehrman v Network 10 Trial Judgement which he handed down on 15th April 2024.These are MY thoughts and opinions on Justice LEE's judgement and not about what I think about Bruce Lehrman or Brittany Higgins per se – it’s about how His Honour saw it and the lengths he went to, to try and help us all understand

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54:51

Justice Lee Judgement part 1

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/07/02

Over the next two weeks I'm providing some personal comments and thoughts on parts (certainly not all) of The Honourable Justice Michael Lee's judgement where he was the presiding judge in the Lehrman v Network 10 Trial Judgement which he handed down on 15th April 2024.These are MY thoughts and opinions on Justice LEE's judgement and not about what I think about Bruce Lehrman or Brittany Higgins per se – it’s about how His Honour saw it and the lengths he went to, to try and help us all understand

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50:30

Pat Storer part 2

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/06/25

Pat Storer was a country policeman for the majority of his 45yr career with Victoria Police but it’s the last 15 which were his most rewarding at Violet Town Police Station. Pat didn’t have the luxury of being able to rely on specialist units/squads or services to help – most times it was up to Pat and Pat alone. Violet Town taught Pat the true meaning of inclusiveness and acceptance.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:13

Pat Storer part 1

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/06/18

Pat Storer was a country policeman for the majority of his 45yr career with Victoria Police but it’s the last 15 which were his most rewarding at Violet Town Police Station. Pat didn’t have the luxury of being able to rely on specialist units/squads or services to help – most times it was up to Pat and Pat alone. Violet Town taught Pat the true meaning of inclusiveness and acceptance.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:25:40

Charlotte and Michelle

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/05/28

This week’s podcast is quite different.I talk with many partners of Police and today I have the pleasure of sharing with you 2 separate conversations I had with 2 women who give very different accounts of what it’s like being in/having been in, a relationship with a Police Officer.I need to point out as I often do, but I need to reiterate, these 2 women share their personal thoughts, feelings and experiences – it’s how they feel and their own personal opinions. Charlotte shares with us the torment

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53:20

Di McDonald

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/05/21

This week’s podcast is dedicated to Di McDonald, who is launching Stalking Awareness Day Australia (SADA) on 24th May 2024.Di has been a guest of NFI a few times, and is a strong advocate for law reform regarding stalking legislation and Police response to reports of stalking.She’s lobbied MP’s, organisations & the media in her mission to raise awareness of the offence of Stalking.Di’s story is very powerful and has been featured on programs including Australian Story and Insight and 7 of her

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48:31

Selena (Sel) McCrickard - part 2

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/05/14

Sel is a trauma informed lawyer and understands the stresses clients experience when navigating the Family Court system as unfortunately, she has experienced this on a personal level, so she really DOES understand the impacts. Sel is committed to trying to resolvefamily law matters in a timely way without court proceedings where possible.There’s so much I’d love to chat to Sel about today, because, in my podcast and policing world, I’ve heard too many stories of those treated poorly by the court

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52:46

Selena (Sel) McCrickard - part 1

Narelle Fraser Interviews ·

2024/05/07

Sel is a trauma informed lawyer and understands the stresses clients experience when navigating the Family Court system as unfortunately, she has experienced this on a personal level, so she really DOES understand the impacts. Sel is committed to trying to resolvefamily law matters in a timely way without court proceedings where possible.There’s so much I’d love to chat to Sel about today, because, in my podcast and policing world, I’ve heard too many stories of those treated poorly by the court

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