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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 26 MIN

Australia's first political assassination, and the man still behind bars

from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

In 1994, Cabramatta MP John Newman was shot dead outside his home in a crime billed as Australia's first political assassination. But could the conviction of Vietnamese refugee Phuong Ngo for Newman's murder be one of Australia's greatest miscarriages of justice? For the first time since the trials, Phuong Ngo tells his story to the award-winning former ABC journalist Debbie Whitmont.Guest: Debbie Whitmont, journalist and author of The Man Who Couldn't Wait: the true story of Australia's first political assassination

In 1994, Cabramatta MP John Newman was shot dead outside his home in a crime billed as Australia's first political assassination. But could the conviction of Vietnamese refugee Phuong Ngo for Newman's murder be one of Australia's greatest miscarriages of justice? For the first time since the trials, Phuong Ngo tells his story to the award-winning former ABC journalist Debbie Whitmont. Guest: Debbie Whitmont, journalist and author of The Man Who Couldn't Wait: the true story of Australia's first political assassination

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