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Mother vouches for 'kind' gunman behind gangland hit

Mother vouches for 'kind' gunman behind gangland hit

A murderer's mother has taken the unusual step of reading her character reference in court while under oath as the victim's family watched on.

Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution'

Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution'

Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution'

Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution'

A state government minister has conceded tobacco tax is fuelling rampant illegal trade as his federal Labor counterpart denies a cut would be a silver bullet.

New data lights up enormity of tobacco black market

New data lights up enormity of tobacco black market

New data lights up enormity of tobacco black market

New data lights up enormity of tobacco black market

New wastewater analysis of nicotine consumption in Australia shows black market tobacco makes up a much larger share of sales than previously thought.

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More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

Australian companies are among the most likely to pay online criminals to retrieve stolen data even though they have to disclose their payments.

Foul-mouthed bikie denies heading anti-Semitic 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.

Man charged over kidnapping of bikie murder victim

Man charged over kidnapping of bikie murder victim

A man has been charged over the alleged kidnapping of a low-level bikie associate who was shot dead in 2023.

Brace for bugmageddon: experts warn of AI crime wave

Brace for bugmageddon: experts warn of AI crime wave

Attacks on Australian financial service firms are growing but artificial intelligence technology could raise the threat level even higher.

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Concern grows as contaminated alcohol hits bottle shops

Concern grows as contaminated alcohol hits bottle shops

Concern grows as contaminated alcohol hits bottle shops

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.

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

A workplace health and safety whistleblower has told an inquiry the regulator's failure to stand up to a rogue union showed a lack of leadership.

Woman charged over conspiracy to murder gangland figure

Woman charged over conspiracy to murder gangland figure

Woman charged over conspiracy to murder gangland figure

Woman charged over conspiracy to murder gangland figure

A woman allegedly behind a series of organised crimes has been charged with conspiring to murder a gangland figure.

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

A man who vanished without a trace more than a decade ago is now believed to have died, with his death thought to be linked to organised crime figures.

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

Young people with no criminal history are being recruited by shadowy criminal syndicates in a wave of attacks on hospitality venues, a state's top cop says.

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence perpetrators who use tracking devices to covertly stalk and harass will face imprisonment as new laws aim to address tech-facilitated abuse.

Accused gunman 'not experienced' for gangland shooting

Accused gunman 'not experienced' for gangland shooting

Accused gunman 'not experienced' for gangland shooting

Accused gunman 'not experienced' for gangland shooting

Gangland figure Gavin Preston was a serious and dangerous man so only an experienced hitman could have taken him out, a barrister has argued.

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Accused underworld killer says police have wrong man

A man charged over the planned underworld execution of Gavin Preston has claimed he was not one of the gunmen who shot dead the gangland figure.

Too good to be true: criminal groups target money mules

Criminal groups are recruiting university students and the unemployed as money mules to launder money and the proceeds from scams.

Arson kingpins hunted as potential grog war fires up

Police have thrown extra resources at tracking down those "pulling the strings" of repeated attacks on inner-city hospitality venues.

Duo face trial for 'planned underworld hit' at cafe

Underworld figure Gavin Preston's broad daylight execution while eating breakfast at a cafe was "planned, prepared and targeted", prosecutors have told a jury.

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'Spray it': woman bailed after allegedly helping gunman

A woman accused of calling a rideshare for a gunman who peppered a home with bullets during a drive-by has been bailed to attend a drug rehabilitation centre.

Boats, trucks in plot to flood the country with cocaine

When a commercial trawler sank off Victoria with four crew members needing rescuing, police became suspicious about an alleged drug trafficking operation.

Police charge fourth man over fatal gangland shooting

A fourth man has been charged over an alleged gang-linked murder in a suburban unit complex in Sydney's west.

Arrest after man shot dead in 'targeted attack'

A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man inside an apartment block, which police suspect has gangland links.

Safety inspectors 'bullied and abused' by CFMEU

An inquiry has heard Workpace Health and Safety inspectors were "bullied, and abused" by a state's militant and brazen CFMEU.

Gang allegedly enlisted teen in daycare murder plot

A young rugby hopeful allegedly spoke of having to kill a man in a brazen daycare murder plot because he was the newest member of a criminal gang.

Police vow to crack emerging Coconut Cartel crime gang

An emerging criminal network police have claimed are responsible for violence has resulted in two of its alleged members facing court.

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