Graham Blewitt The following material does not appear in my book Nazis in Australia. The material was edited from the chapters written by Bob Reid and me. It relates to the Special Investigations Unit’s (SIU) first investigative mission into Ukraine in December 1989 to interview witnesses regarding allegations that there were Nazi war criminals living in Australia, … Read more
The material contained in this blog does not appear in my newly published book – Nazis in Australia – The Special Investigations Unit. 1987-1994. John has contributed a chapter for the book. This blog highlights John’s impressive contribution to the work of the SIU and later to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. … Read more
Professor Ludmila Stern is an interpreting scholar at the School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Sydney. She had been an interpreter/translator with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and has contributed a chapter for the book Nazis in Australia – The Special Investigations Unit – 1987-1994. The contents in this blog do not appear in the … Read more
Richard Letchford, who we all lovingly referred to as ‘Dick’ had prepared a chapter for the book ‘Nazis in Australia’, however, it did not survive the editing process. What follows is the main thrust of his contribution. Dick Letchford was a former Detective Inspector in the New South Wales Police and retired after 38 years … Read more
Bob Gray was one of the first investigators to join the Special Investigations Unit (SIU). He has contributed a chapter for the book Nazis in Australia – The Special Investigations Unit – 1987-1994. The contents in this blog do not appear in the book. In many ways this blog is Bob’s tribute to the SIU’s … Read more
Apart from this opening paragraph, the material contained in this blog does not appear in my newly published book – Nazis in Australia – The Special Investigations Unit. 1987-1994. Bill has contributed a chapter for the book in which he states: “Before joining the SIU, I worked predominantly in the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of … Read more
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) 1987-1994 It is with much pleasure that I can announce that my second book – Nazis in Australia – has been published. The book traces the history of Australia’s attempts in the mid 1980s and early 1990s to bring Nazi collaborators, who migrated to this country following World War II, … Read more
What follows is my homage to a personal and professional friend, Konrad Kwiet. I first met Konrad when I arrived back in Sydney on 24 October 1988 following my return from my first mission with Bob Greenwood, the Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and his chief investigator, Bruce Huggett. On my return to … Read more
On 3 September I participated in an interview regarding the Israel / Gaza conflict, which was broadcast on the ABC Radio National Law Report program. The interview can be located here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lawreport/investigating-war-crimes-israel-gaza-graham-blewitt/104187138 Investigating war crimes in the Israel-Gaza conflict – ABC listen abc.net.au
(1931 – 2008) The purpose of this blog is to pay tribute to an old friend and colleague, Bruce Huggett. Among his many personable qualities, Bruce was well known for his dependability, loyalty and integrity. I believe I met Bruce for the first time when I joined the National Crime Authority (NCA) in June 1985. … Read more