Australia entered new territory in 2023 when 19 recommendations emerged from NSW’s “world first” commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes, but how well are authorities responding? Journalist Michael Burge reads the tea leaves with three authors who refused to accept the cover ups. Steve Johnson’s three-decade quest to find the man responsible for the death of his brother Scott at Manly exposes an openly hostile police force. Jonathan Butler’s examination of the unsolved murder of a family member on home soil during WWII lifts the lid on the possibility that many such hate crimes remain under-unreported; and Duncan McNab’s unique perspective as a former police detective and true-crime author shines a light on whether justice is a realistic proposition for families still waiting for answers.