Cirrus@Austlit

'In the isolated outback town of Millengarra, a young man is found bashed to death.

'When his house-mate - an out-of-work drover - is charged with murder, the investigation goes to hardened Brisbane detective Dave Hocking, a career cop facing corruption charges that threaten his job, his liberty, and his very identity.

'In Millen, he finds a damaged community, held together by a fragile web of deceit. Struggling for redemption, the veteran detective uncovers a town's shame, and his own, as lies are exposed, and dark secrets unearthed.' (Publication summary) 

'[P]etty crim Elmo, (TEO GEBERT) and his mate Stevie (FIRASS DIRANI) get involved in some seriously bad business when Stevie gets roped into transporting a briefcase from Melbourne for the local hood, Bondi Bob MacLean.

'When the briefcase containing jewels stolen from the Melbourne mob is mistaken for a briefcase belonging to an Asian syndicate, heavies begin to emerge from every corner in search of Elmo and Stevie and their odd array of associates.'

Source: At the Movies (http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2375222.htm). (Sighted: 1/8/2013)

'From the writer of the hit film Gettin' Square - Some people are bad for your health ... In an inner suburb of Sydney, a pensioner is bashed in his own home. An old Labor Party stalwart loses the faith and goes looking for someone to blame. And a young woman called Slick finds an unsettling connection between the death of her ex-husband and her new boss. When Gold Coast lawyer Eddie Moran comes to Sydney to look after Slick's interests after the death of her ex, he finds a simple drug overdose isn't so simple after all. It's not just the crooked cops, it's the strong whiff of a deal being done higher up and well offstage. From sleazy Sydney backstreets to the new-money glamour of the Gold Coast, this is the world where politics and business meet, and where the consequences are far-reaching - and surprising ...'

Source : publisher's blurb

''Wattsy' Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to go straight. But like his ex cell-mate, Johnny Spit, and reformed gangster Dabba Barrington, he discovers that getting on the straight and narrow is a lot harder than he thought. On the outside there are old scores and old enemies, as well as a few new ones, like the newly formed Crimes Investigation Commission. With the CIC breathing down their necks and pressure from underworld boss Chicka Martin and corrupt cop Arnie Deviers, it will take Wattsy, Spit and Dabba all their street smarts and rat cunning to stay one step ahead and become square-heads.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 6/8/2013)