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Filthy Rat is available at ABC shops. Adam Smith (as at 2003) Adam experienced one of the great trips that I’m sure most of us dream of – he jumped in the car, and accompanied by backpackers (to share fuel costs etc), headed North. He worked in various places on his trip for pocket money, spending a little time in Cairns, then further north into the Daintree Rainforest to Cape Tribulation (an absolute paradise), then to Alice Springs, Darwin, and a long haul down the north-west coast to Perth. Adam says this was the highlight of the trip (despite about 400 kms of unmade road lead to 100kms out of Broome). After spending some time in Perth, Adam then drove back to Broken Hill and finally back to Melbourne. Shortly after his return, Adam joined Ernst & Young Consulting. Now a Director with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, he has managed complex IT projects for clients in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart and New Zealand. He specialises in the financial services sector. Until recently, Adam was vice-chairman of the Australian Computer Society's Victorian Branch. He played cricket for 10 years for the Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club, and is now Treasurer of the club. Adam is married to Karen and they have 2 children - Chloe (6) and Joshua (3). | |
Simon Illingworth's autobiographical book Filthy Rat is a unique insight into the frightening world of Melbourne’s gangland killings
and police corruption. In its portrayal of corruption on both sides of the law, Simon’s story is a chilling account of what happens when society’s defenders do
what is indefensible. When mates, in the name of mateship, ask you to be above the law.
Filthy Rat is also a reminder that absolute courage is not limited to white-hot moments
on the streets of Melbourne, but can simply be the courage to do what is right. It shows
us how one brave person can make a difference—if we are to win the fight against crime
and corruption at all levels in our community.
