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Mystery deathPremiumTributes flow for ‘great bloke’ found dead in Yanchep

The man whose body was discovered in the middle of a Yanchep road has been remembered as a beloved brother and son.

Daryna Zadvirna

WATCH THE VIDEOVideoPremiumDramatic moment cops bust gel blaster shooters

Two Spearwood men accused of shooting a gel blaster that resembled a semi-automatic rifle towards people outside the Coolup roadhouse have been charged.

Daryna Zadvirna

Full ListPremiumCocaine kingpins revealed: Men behind our drug trade

Sixteen men are suspected of controlling almost all the cocaine, heroin and MDMA trafficked to Australia, moving drugs and money in the billions of dollars.

Charles Miranda

CrimeHK's Apple Daily running out of cash

A Hong Kong security probe has left the Apple Daily with only a few weeks of cash for normal operations, the pro-democracy newspaper says.

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CrimePolice borrow bikes to chase teenagers

Police borrowed pushbikes to chase three teenagers who were seen running away from a stolen car after a crash in Melbourne.

Liz Hobday

CrimePremiumChampagne shortage sure to burst bubbles

Australians are paying the price for drinking a lot of expensive champagne during the pandemic, with supplies set to soon run out.

Amy Harris

CrimePremiumInside the secretive world of Sydney’s last male bastion

It’s members say it’s not “all about secret men’s business” – but the controversial push to open up Australia’s oldest exclusive male bastion has put the spotlight on the idea of dividing us by gender.

Clarissa Bye

CrimeAt least 15 dead in Mexico shootings

Men in sports utility vehicles shot dead 15 people in different parts of the city of Reynosa in Mexico on the border with the United States.

AAP

VideoPremiumMongol slaying: Footage shows Bowden murder getaway cars

WATCH: Freshly released footage shows the getaway cars used in the execution-style killing of bikie Shane Bowden who was shot 21 times in his Pimpama driveway last year.

Thomas Chamberlin

CrimeDriver slams into US Pride crowd, one dead

A driver is under arrest after he slammed his vehicle into spectators before a Pride parade in Florida, killing at least one person.

AAP

WATCH NOWVideoPremiumExclusive interview in full: Marco breaks his silence

Ponzi-accused Chris Marco breaks his silence in an exclusive interview with Ben Harvey over a controversial $240m investment scheme, and says the corporate watchdog is to blame. WATCH NOW.

Ben Harvey

CrimeDriver rams cyclists in Arizona road race

Several people have been critically injured after a driver rammed into cyclists during a community road race in Arizona.

AAP

CrimeBaby girl found after Bris home abduction

A one-year-old girl has been found after being taken from her south Brisbane home and driven across the NSW border.

AAP

ExclusivePremiumGrieving family asks to be able to talk at Hamze funeral

A lawyer for the notorious Hamze family will fight to have restrictions around them relaxed in the wake of the Bilal Hamze’s execution-style murder.

Ava Benny-Morrison

CrimePremium‘How did she simply disappear?’

The Southport School teacher Marion Barter went on holiday 24 years ago and vanished. Now her inquest will hopefully answer the many questions around her disappearance, writes Max Futcher.

Max Futcher

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Pool of cashPremium
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Millions hidden in sand filter at family-run safe house

Millions was allegedly hidden inside a sand filter cleaning the pool at a Morley property — one of dozens raided earlier this month using intelligence gleaned from the trojan horse app ‘AN0M’.

Tim Clarke

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What has changedPremium
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One year since hordes of Rebels patched over to Mongols

This weekend marks one year since the beginning of the end for what was WA’s most powerful and largest bikie gang.

Daryna Zadvirna

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Breaking his silenceCommentsPremium
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Ponzi-accused Chris Marco speaks on failed $240m scheme

The Mt Hawthorn man at the centre of a $240 million investment scheme regulators suspect was an elaborate Ponzi operation has broken his silence about the collapse of his business.

Ben Harvey

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Glitz gonePremium
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From life of bling on $270 a week to six years’ jail

The 30-year-old had a penchant for luxury vehicles, and travelled the globe while he earned just $270 a week in Centrelink payments. So, how did he afford to live this so-called ‘high life’?

Shannon Hampton

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Repeat offenderPremium
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Predator rapes 15yo girl in Northbridge carpark

A lifelong criminal is back behind bars for raping a vulnerable and intoxicated 15-year-old girl in Northbridge after baiting her with alcohol.

Shannon Hampton

Community ‘banishment’Premium‘More work to do’ to support survivors of sexual abuse: NT govt

The Territory government has acknowledged ‘there is a lot more work to do’ to support victims of sexual abuse after a Supreme Court judge called on parliament to address the ‘banishment’ of survivors from their communities.

JASON WALLS

Environmental impactsPremiumTraditional owners air concerns over NT mine at Juukan Gorge inquiry

Borroloola Traditional Owners have expressed their concerns over the McArthur River Mine at an inquiry into the Juukan Gorge disaster.

JUDITH AISTHORPE

CrimeSwiss sentence Liberian for war crimes

In one of the first convictions over Liberia's civil war, a rebel commander has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for rape, killings and an act of cannibalism.

Emma Farge

CrimeIncarceration 'grotesque': Assange partner

Julian Assange's ongoing incarceration in one of England's highest security prisons has been described by his partner as "intolerable and grotesque".

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