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'Lambo Guy' outburst as unlawful lottery trial begins

'Lambo Guy' outburst as unlawful lottery trial begins

In an outburst outside court, high-profile businessman Adrian Portelli says he "won't let them walk all over me" as he defends illegal lottery charges.

Timely Tropfest return like sands through the hourglass

Timely Tropfest return like sands through the hourglass

Timely Tropfest return like sands through the hourglass

Timely Tropfest return like sands through the hourglass

Short film festival Tropfest, which last screened in 2019, is making a return and budding filmmakers just need $20 and a phone to enter.

Cardi B testifies she didn't scratch security guard

Cardi B testifies she didn't scratch security guard

Cardi B testifies she didn't scratch security guard

Cardi B testifies she didn't scratch security guard

Cardi B has told a Los Angeles court she did not attack a security guard who is suing her for assault.

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Outback music festival built for comfort, not for greed

Outback music festival built for comfort, not for greed

Organisers of Australia's biggest outback music festival have ruled out building on the event's sold-out crowd of 15,000.

Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings

Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings

Covert phone taps of reality TV star Matt Wright have recorded him slamming crash investigators and a pilot following a fatal chopper crash.

Sound no barrier for bands and fans at outback festival

Sound no barrier for bands and fans at outback festival

With no neighbours to annoy as far as the eye can see, performances at Australia's largest outback music festival are loud and proud.

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

A crashed helicopter's maintenance release was never provided to investigators by reality TV star Matt Wright who allegedly wanted it torched, a jury has heard.

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Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

A witness has been accused of wanting to protect reality TV star Matt Wright "at any cost" during a trial over a fatal chopper crash.

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

The family of a helicopter pilot badly injured in a crash have denied accusations they concocted claims against reality TV star Matt Wright to deflect blame.

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

A helicopter crash pilot's mobile phone was wanted by reality TV star Matt Wright, who asked an associate to collect it at a hospital, a jury has heard.

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

After learning his pilots had called off an egg-collecting mission to go to the pub, Matt Wright sent angry texts, before apologising the next day.

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

A former pilot, now a paraplegic after a crash, has vigorously denied failing to fuel up one of reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters.

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Reality TV star Matt Wright asked a seriously injured pilot to manipulate helicopter flying hours after a fatal crash, a court has been told.

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

A jury has heard flight-time meters were regularly disconnected and paperwork falsified for reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters before a fatal crash.

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'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

A bush pilot has described the scene after being first to arrive at a fatal helicopter crash at the trial of an Outback Wrangler reality TV star.

Diddy aiming for Madison Square Garden comeback: lawyer

Sean “Diddy” Combs is gearing up for a major music comeback after being convicted, his lawyer says.

Croc egg collector's tears at reality TV star's trial

Reality TV star Matt Wright failed to hand over a crashed chopper's maintenance release to air safety agencies and gave orders to "torch it", a jury has heard.

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright interfered with a helicopter's dashboard at a crash site in an attempt "to cover up previous rule breaking", a jury has heard.

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Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star Matt Wright is set to face trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash.

Asher Keddie's burglar 'turning his life around'

A magistrate has praised a man's growth, seven months after he broke into actor Asher Keddie and her artist husband's home, and tried to steal a motorbike.

Star-studded push to lure tourists to Australia

Global celebrities have been signed up to help bring travellers to Australian shores as part of a tourism push infused with a "strong dose of humour".

Lynne McGranger wins Gold Logie

Home and Away royalty Lynne McGranger has won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Outback Wrangler's Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice more than three years after a fatal helicopter crash.

Trump golfs in Scotland as Epstein questions persist

US President Donald Trump has worked on his golf handicap in Scotland, as his presidency hits the rough over Jeffrey Epstein questions.

Hulk Hogan, icon of professional wrestling dies aged 71

Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at age 71.

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