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'Muscle for hire' sorry for FriendlyJordies firebombing

'Muscle for hire' sorry for FriendlyJordies firebombing

A man jailed after helping set fire to a political YouTube commentator's home in a targeted attack has been described as a "little boy in a very large body".

Aussie duo nabbed over weapons supply to foreign rebels

Aussie duo nabbed over weapons supply to foreign rebels

Aussie duo nabbed over weapons supply to foreign rebels

Aussie duo nabbed over weapons supply to foreign rebels

A two-year investigation has resulted in two Australian men facing allegations of trafficking firearms and ammunition to a violent paramilitary group overseas.

Mokbel's wait to wipe 'tainted' convictions continues

Mokbel's wait to wipe 'tainted' convictions continues

Mokbel's wait to wipe 'tainted' convictions continues

Mokbel's wait to wipe 'tainted' convictions continues

Gangland figure Tony Mokbel will have to wait to learn if he successfully appealed drug-trafficking and importation convictions.

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Prosecutor-turned-judge in firing line at Mokbel appeal

Prosecutor-turned-judge in firing line at Mokbel appeal

Lawyers for a drug kingpin have taken aim at a judge claiming he should have disclosed a police informer's status sooner when director of public prosecutions.

Drive-by shooting part of gang feud, murder trial told

Drive-by shooting part of gang feud, murder trial told

A man was gunned down as part of a long-running feud between two rival criminal gangs that involves a number of public place shootings, a murder trial was told.

Accused heroin-smuggling grandad refused bail again

Accused heroin-smuggling grandad refused bail again

A man who allegedly smuggled about 5kg of heroin in a camping stretcher and used the excuse of being scammed by criminal syndicates has been refused bail again.

Parking rangers foiled alleged murder plot: prosecutors

Parking rangers foiled alleged murder plot: prosecutors

Details of an alleged attempted gangland hit outside a police station, including how it was called off over an illegally parked getaway car, have been revealed.

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What's the crime, say accused $10m fake merch dealers

What's the crime, say accused $10m fake merch dealers

What's the crime, say accused $10m fake merch dealers

What's the crime, say accused $10m fake merch dealers

Caught with over 500 fake luxury items, three founders of an alleged $10 million counterfeit empire have attacked the investigators who put them in custody.

Kebab shop shooting continues state's 'violent chapter'

Kebab shop shooting continues state's 'violent chapter'

Kebab shop shooting continues state's 'violent chapter'

Kebab shop shooting continues state's 'violent chapter'

An allegedly high-ranking organised crime figure is expected to recover from the latest attempt on his life as police hunt for those behind the brazen attack.

City shaken after three wounded in daylight shooting

City shaken after three wounded in daylight shooting

City shaken after three wounded in daylight shooting

City shaken after three wounded in daylight shooting

An innocent bystander is one of three victims of a "horrifying" daylight shooting in Sydney that authorities have linked to an ongoing gang war.

Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Double-crossing gangland barrister Nicola Gobbo will consider appealing a judgment dismissing her claim that police risked her safety when her cover was blown.

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

The scale of The Star casino's enabling of billions of dollars in risky transactions, including from at least one money launderer, has been exposed in court.

Strip clubs to education hubs hacked in password grab

Strip clubs to education hubs hacked in password grab

Strip clubs to education hubs hacked in password grab

Strip clubs to education hubs hacked in password grab

Online criminals have compromised thousands of websites, including those of Australian businesses, in an attempt to steal users' passwords.

Some 150 police thrown at hunt for 'lawless thugs'

Some 150 police thrown at hunt for 'lawless thugs'

Some 150 police thrown at hunt for 'lawless thugs'

Some 150 police thrown at hunt for 'lawless thugs'

A bolstered, 150-strong task force aimed at cracking down on organised crime networks is off the ground in one state after three public shootings in two weeks.

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Lawyer and alleged gang associate gunned down

An alleged gang figure is not expected to survive a daylight shooting ambush that has left authorities trying to quell the latest flare-up in underworld crime.

How AI is being weaponised to attack Aussie businesses

Australia is among the world's biggest targets for online attacks and artificial intelligence technology is making intrusions harder to detect.

Teen arrested for alleged role in hiring Nordic hitmen

A tip-off from Danish police has led to a 15-year-old boy in Australia being charged with attempting to recruit killers for contract hits in Scandinavia.

'Call or have no shop': alleged tobacco extortion probe

A shop owner so concerned he was being targeted by a crime syndicate he sold his business and moved house, as the alleged extortions were caught on camera.

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Tougher bail regime to harden young crims, critics warn

Tough bail laws will entrench criminal offending and lock away more children, say critics as retailers plead for action following a spike in violent crime.

Canberra clash after caravan revealed as terror con job

The opposition leader denies Labor claims of dodging police briefings on a caravan loaded with explosives, saying the minister is just trying to look tough.

Cops expose Jewish caravan plot as 'criminal con job'

A caravan bomb linked to prominent Jewish sites was one of several anti-Semitic incidents set up by organised crime figures for their own benefit, police said.

Australians charged in AI-made child abuse image probe

Dozens of people, including two Australians, have been arrested as part of an international operation into artificial intelligence-generated child abuse images.

Woman's 10 mortgages 'laundered illegal tobacco funds'

A woman has been accused of laundering funds from the sale of illicit tobacco by using the money for fraudulently obtained mortgages worth almost $7 million.

Police close in on arsonists after innocent life lost

The death of an innocent beloved burlesque performer after a home she was in was set alight in a case of mistaken identity has been linked to tobacco gang wars.

'Invisible' link to alleged police station murder plot

An accused senior member of a crime syndicate has been denied bail over an alleged plot to murder a rival gang member outside a major police station.

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