Bar Wars: Inside the attacks on Melbourne's nightlife

About this episode

The episode explores a series of attacks on nightlife venues in Melbourne and the investigation by the Herald Sun crime desk.

Victoria's capital has been rocked by a series of attacks on nightlife venues, that has Olivia Jenkins and her colleagues on the Herald Sun crime desk searching for answers. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@news.com.au Like the show? Get more at  https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries:  newspodcastssold@news.com.au   Crimestoppers:  https://crimestoppers.com.au/ If you or anyone you know needs help Lifeline: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Rule

Topics covered

• nightlife
• crime
• attacks
• Melbourne
• investigation
• media

Keywords

• Melbourne nightlife
• crime attacks
• Herald Sun
• investigation
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Herald Sun, Crime X+, Crimestoppers, Lifeline, Beyond Blue, Kids Helpline

Places: Victoria, Melbourne

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