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Former Sydney Hells Angels boss Angelo Pandeli has been arrested in Bali while attempting to leave Indonesia on a private jet using a fake passport. Mr Pandeli originally left Australia in 2018 before police executed a search warrant on his Pyrmont home related to a $250 million drug plot. The 55-year-old was never charged with…
A Victorian court has heard that a regional pub where five people died in a road accident did not have a valid outdoor dining permit at the time of the crash. In November 2023, five people were dining outside The Royal Daylesford Hotel in central Victoria when a vehicle left the road, crashing into two…
A former Victoria Police officer has been sentenced to six months in prison after repeatedly harassing a woman on social media over an almost 18-month period. Craig Lineham, 55, was convicted of one count of using a carriage service to menace, after his victim Sarah Baker, who ran a feminist Facebook page, reported the issue…
Casey McLean believes one of the keys to success is he’s not afraid to fail but it’s fair to ask if the State of Origin rookie can even remember what failing feels like. McLean will play his second match for New South Wales on Wednesday night as the latest moment of unveiling for one of…
Two men who “exploited the vulnerability” of multiple victims by swindling millions of dollars in a fraudulent property investment scheme have been jailed for the “undoubtedly serious” offending. Adelaide man Andre Langos, 44, and Brighton man Sam Smith, 58, deceived five people — four of whom were aged over 60 — into transferring more than…
The estranged husband of a woman allegedly murdered overseas has been prohibited from selling three properties the pair owned together. Representatives from the Australian Federal Police were present in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday, as Awlad Hossain’s lawyer applied to have his bail conditions varied. The ABC revealed last April that the AFP was investigating…
The New York Knicks have completed a record NBA Finals comeback from 29 points down to beat the San Antonio Spurs and take a 3-1 series lead. OG Anunoby tipped in the miss of Jalen Brunson’s long 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds remaining to complete the 107-106 win, moving the Knicks to the brink of…
The events of the pandemic will be brought back into sharp focus when an inquest examining 50 deaths at a Melbourne aged care home resumes after a four-and-a-half-year-long hiatus. Since 2020, loved ones of those who perished at St Basil’s Home for the Aged have been demanding answers from those in charge when a fatal…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says people need to “chill” and trust the game’s governing body as visa issues mount ahead of the World Cup. Infantino addressed the media in Mexico City on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) ahead of the tournament opener between the co-hosts and South Africa. In the lengthy press conference, FIFA’s boss defended the…
A prisoner who escaped during his brother’s funeral in Melbourne’s north-west has avoided police detection since doing a runner on Anzac Day. Orijol Rukaj, a 47-year-old on remand for drug importation, had been in custody at Marngoneet Correctional Centre, near Geelong, when he attended the funeral at Keilor Cemetery on a supervised visit. Detective Acting…