Adam Shand

Three decades reporting on organised crime gives Adam Shand a lot to draw on. The Melbourne investigative journalist and host of Real Crime with Adam Shand tells the stories behind the headlines: the informers, the detectives, the standover men, the cases that shaped Australian criminal history. He was there for a lot of it, and the detail shows. An hour with him is gripping, often darkly funny, and never tidied up for the room. Audiences walk out having heard the real version of a story they thought they knew. He tailors the talk to the crowd, whether that's a corporate dinner, a festival, a club or a private function, and he'll take questions from the floor. A mic and a PA is all he needs.