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Online identities linked to violent attacks revealed

Online identities linked to violent attacks revealed

Several online identities believed to be linked with the tasking of criminal violence and arson attacks have been revealed in an appeal for information.

Teen suffering burns charged over shocking house fire

Teen suffering burns charged over shocking house fire

Teen suffering burns charged over shocking house fire

Teen suffering burns charged over shocking house fire

Detectives attached to a task force investigating youth crime networks have charged a boy with arson after a suburban blaze sparked a daring rescue.

Couple's tax fix plea as tobacco fire guts cafe dream

Couple's tax fix plea as tobacco fire guts cafe dream

Couple's tax fix plea as tobacco fire guts cafe dream

Couple's tax fix plea as tobacco fire guts cafe dream

A couple whose cafe became collateral damage when a neighbouring smoke shop was targeted by fire is pleading for a fix to a city under siege by arson attacks.

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Suburban firebombing guts beauty clinic owner's dream

Suburban firebombing guts beauty clinic owner's dream

Police are combing through ash and rubble after two suspicious fires at a home and a beauty clinic in neighbouring suburbs of a city besieged by arson attacks.

Heat on tobacco crackdown as firebombing flares again

Heat on tobacco crackdown as firebombing flares again

A city is reeling from another night of arson attacks, with warnings firebombings will continue unless authorities move beyond reactive measures.

Teenager hospitalised after another suspicious fire

Teenager hospitalised after another suspicious fire

A teenager has suffered burns after allegedly being involved in a break-in and suspicious restaurant fire as another arson attack rocks Melbourne.

Teenager suffers horrific burns in alleged arson attack

Teenager suffers horrific burns in alleged arson attack

A 13 year-old boy has been left with life-threatening burns following a series of suspected arson attacks.

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Tobacco kingpin's tasker jailed over rival arson jobs

Tobacco kingpin's tasker jailed over rival arson jobs

Tobacco kingpin's tasker jailed over rival arson jobs

Tobacco kingpin's tasker jailed over rival arson jobs

A lieutenant to an illicit tobacco kingpin, who organised and executed arsons and thefts on his behalf, has been jailed for his extremely serious offending.

Tobacco kingpin's arson tasker says he's changed

Tobacco kingpin's arson tasker says he's changed

Tobacco kingpin's arson tasker says he's changed

Tobacco kingpin's arson tasker says he's changed

A judge has been urged to consider a tobacco arson ringleader's exceptional rehabilitation when sentencing him for a spate of organised crime firebombings.

Plea to find arsonists linked to $20m extortion threat

Plea to find arsonists linked to $20m extortion threat

Plea to find arsonists linked to $20m extortion threat

Plea to find arsonists linked to $20m extortion threat

Police want the public's help to track down arsonists behind a firebombing of cars and a family home after a $20 million threat.

Hanson's tobacco tax cut backed as black market thrives

Hanson's tobacco tax cut backed as black market thrives

Hanson's tobacco tax cut backed as black market thrives

Hanson's tobacco tax cut backed as black market thrives

One Nation is pledging to slash the tobacco excise by 75 per cent, which an expert predicts could spark a crackdown on the illicit cigarette trade.

'Far-left' terror attack probe could face legal hurdle

'Far-left' terror attack probe could face legal hurdle

'Far-left' terror attack probe could face legal hurdle

'Far-left' terror attack probe could face legal hurdle

Authorities investigating an arson attack on a suburban defence manufacturer may face challenges proving the incident was an act of terror.

Former student accused of setting school office on fire

Former student accused of setting school office on fire

Former student accused of setting school office on fire

Former student accused of setting school office on fire

An ex-student is accused of breaking into his old high school and setting the admin block alight before filming and posting the attack on social media.

Woman dies from injuries after escaping apartment fire

Woman dies from injuries after escaping apartment fire

Woman dies from injuries after escaping apartment fire

Woman dies from injuries after escaping apartment fire

Two women have fled an apartment fire that forced neighbours to evacuate before one of the escapees later succumbed to serious burns at hospital.

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Puppet in arson bid on Jewish deli 'not anti-Semitic'

A man was not motivated by anti-Semitic views when he was directed to set a Jewish deli alight, a judge has said.

Man guilty of killing woman after she rejected him

A man has been found guilty of manslaughter instead of murder over the death of woman whose house he burned down.

Arson attack destroys home of parents of murdered teen

The parents of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death are reeling after their home was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

Foul-mouthed bikie denies heading anti-Semitic attack

A bikie who denies masterminding an Iran-led firebombing of a Jewish deli has angrily cursed outside court after his trial was delayed until next year.

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Arsonists jailed for factory fire that killed two men

A judge has jailed two young men and handed a third a community order over an factory arson that spread to an adjoining building and killed two sleeping men.

Concern grows as contaminated alcohol hits bottle shops

Suspected illicit alcohol is being sold by bottle shops across Victoria, NSW and Queensland, exposing consumers to serious health issues.

Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Two teenagers are the latest to be arrested over a spate of attacks on popular nightlife venues with offenders demanding $10,000 in protection tax, police say.

Alleged ATM heist bomb explodes in accused thief's face

An accused bank robber has been left with serious facial injuries after a homemade bomb used to break into an ATM blew up in his face.

Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

The government is being urged to cut the alcohol excise before the horse has bolted and another black market like illicit tobacco becomes entrenched.

Firebombing, drive-by shooting in wild night out

Revellers at a busy bar were terrified after the establishment was targeted in an overnight drive-by shooting, the latest incident involving a Melbourne venue.

'Cannon fodder': revellers warned after venue arsons

Hospitality venue owners and people enjoying a night out have been warned to remain vigilant after a spike in arson attacks.

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