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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.

'Scary': tobacco kingpin probed after fatal shooting

'Scary': tobacco kingpin probed after fatal shooting

'Scary': tobacco kingpin probed after fatal shooting

'Scary': tobacco kingpin probed after fatal shooting

A killer remains on the run after a 55-year-old man was gunned down in a suburban driveway in what police believe was a targeted attack

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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'Right path': Diverting Pasifika youth away from jail

'Right path': Diverting Pasifika youth away from jail

A culturally informed diversion program dedicated to supporting Pasifika youth from ending up in a life of crime is drawing on experiences of ex-prisoners.

'Scary': deadly daylight shooting rocks quiet suburb

'Scary': deadly daylight shooting rocks quiet suburb

A man has been shot dead in a home in what police are treating as a targeted shooting linked to organised crime, as local residents wait for answers.

Gunman pursued girl at school in botched alleged hit

Gunman pursued girl at school in botched alleged hit

A brazen attempt to shoot a man dead nearby a school at pick-up time was organised by a 19-year-old contract criminal, detectives will allege.

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.

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Stores held at gunpoint for not bowing to dodgy tobacco

Stores held at gunpoint for not bowing to dodgy tobacco

Stores held at gunpoint for not bowing to dodgy tobacco

Stores held at gunpoint for not bowing to dodgy tobacco

The federal government insists a crackdown on tobacco crime is working, but those in the industry are desperate for an excise cut as underground trade thrives.

Third person charged linked to mistaken identity murder

Third person charged linked to mistaken identity murder

Third person charged linked to mistaken identity murder

Third person charged linked to mistaken identity murder

A third person has been charged in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man, but police have not yet found the shooter responsible.

Woman charged over botched gangland execution

Woman charged over botched gangland execution

Woman charged over botched gangland execution

Woman charged over botched gangland execution

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman over her alleged involvement in a fatal shooting in Sydney’s west earlier in September.

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Two men who allegedly planned the shooting murder of an Australian citizen in Vietnam have been granted bail after being arrested and charged in Samoa.

Arrest over latest suspected gun-for-hire gang shooting

Arrest over latest suspected gun-for-hire gang shooting

Arrest over latest suspected gun-for-hire gang shooting

Arrest over latest suspected gun-for-hire gang shooting

A man has been charged with attempted murder over what police believe could be the latest in a spate of hired hits in NSW.

'Cherrypicking': doubt over Labor's chosen smoking data

'Cherrypicking': doubt over Labor's chosen smoking data

'Cherrypicking': doubt over Labor's chosen smoking data

'Cherrypicking': doubt over Labor's chosen smoking data

A survey that claims to show smoking rates declining, despite an explosion in black market tobacco, may have understated the true figure.

Political blame game as deadly gang war violence erupts

Political blame game as deadly gang war violence erupts

Political blame game as deadly gang war violence erupts

Political blame game as deadly gang war violence erupts

Pressure to clamp down on gang violence has state and federal leaders pointing fingers over the difficult task of tracking down perpetrators who are overseas.

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Ruthless killers jailed for gangland figure's execution

A judge has condemned the execution of an underworld figure at a busy cafe as he sentenced the man's murderers.

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 laws a 'Christmas present' for crime networks

A former Australian Border Force officer says Labor has acknowledged the growing black market tobacco trade but is failing to act in light of another report.

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.

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'Kingpin' charged in money-laundering racket bust

A months-long probe has identified more than $9 million linked to illicit tobacco and vape revenue, leading to the arrest of the operation's "kingpin".

Bikies tried to infiltrate construction, inquiry told

A notorious bikie gang schemed to infiltrate the lucrative construction industry by setting up their own companies, an inquiry into a rogue union has been told.

Tax office cracks down on alcohol distiller tax rorts

A tax incentive to help craft distillers is being rorted, the ATO says, costing the budget millions and blurring the line between legal and illicit spirits.

Car involved in 'drive-bys' before underworld shooting

Vision has been released of a car suspected of being used in the targeted shooting of an alleged gangland boss outside his suburban home.

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.

Hunt goes on for botched kidnap, extortion masterminds

Police have made a string of arrests over the botched kidnapping and murder of an 85-year-old grandfather, with an alleged ringleader now charged.

Jail after teen forced into 70-hour weeks in brothels

Two men have been jailed after a 17-year-old girl was brought in from Indonesia to be driven around to brothels and engage in sex acts multiple times a day.

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