39 | Whistleblower. Enigma. Sallie-Anne Huckstepp.

Sallie-Anne bravely faced the criminal underworld

A dark underbelly of crime and corruption lay hidden beneath Sydney’s polite society in the 70s and 80s. Criminals and cops worked hand in hand to conduct covert dirty deeds that’d make Dorian Gray’s head spin.

But it all came crashing down in one explosive interview. In 1981, Sallie-Anne Huckstepp went on 60 Minutes Australia. Telling the host, Ray Martin, that police could be bought.

And not only that. That certain high profile members of the police were some of the worst criminals of all.