violent times

The once-feared Japanese mob is on the verge of extinction. Targeted by new laws, rapidly ageing, and unable to find fresh blood, the yakuza has dropped from a height of 180,000 members to less than 30,000.

Consensual pain can be both psychologically – and physically – transformative. Melbourne sadomasochist and artist Jilf and her partner take us through their intense SM process; from set up, to the act, and then the aftercare.

In 2013 Paul Cale became known as Australia’s Toughest Soldier and Killer Commando after he stormed an enemy compound and strangled a Taliban leader.

For almost 30 years notorious gangster Graham 'Abo' Henry ruled the mean streets of Sydney with iron fists. With violence, bloodshed and fear as his tools of trade, he carved a swathe through the criminal underworld.