Today
Antisemitism video nurse turns up to court surrounded by dark-clad men
Key evidence allegedly showing two former nurses discussing killing Israeli patients will face a legal challenge, threatening their prosecution.
Yesterday
Dutton wants deportation referendum to fix ‘restrictive’ Constitution
The opposition leader says spending as much as $450 million on a poll to give the government powers to expel criminal dual nationals would be value for money.
Victoria police reject Allan’s claim about CFMEU crackdown advice
Jacinta Allan said it was the acting police commissioner’s fault that she said a nine-month-old operation against thuggery in the construction industry was new.
This Month
Dutton backs US-style racketeering laws to tackle CFMEU
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton brands Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s response to reports of CFMEU and bikie misconduct on government projects as “a wet lettuce”.
Whiteley, Quilty among artists collected by crime syndicate
Forget Lamborghinis or brass knuckles. This Melbourne drug syndicate preferred Australian paintings such as Ben Quilty’s Mazda 121, which has now made $73,621 for the Commonwealth.
AFP raids Melbourne properties in CFMEU investigation
Police have executed two search warrants in Melbourne as part of its investigation into criminality in the construction industry.
Jewish community queries police on ‘bizarre’ antisemitic incidents
NSW Premier Chris Minns has defended labelling discovery of explosives at Dural terrorism, after accusations of “hyperbolic” and “kneejerk” response.
Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested over drug killings
Rodrigo Duterte was arrested after arriving from Hong Kong and police took him into custody on orders of the International Criminal Court.
Organised crime not antisemitism behind explosives, graffiti: police
Police believe one organised criminal was behind both the discovery of explosives in a caravan at Dural and multiple crimes directed at Sydney’s Jewish community.
Teen charged after dramatic Jetstar confrontation
Police were called to Avalon Airport near Geelong on Thursday afternoon following reports a male wielding a firearm had tried to board the flight.
Boy, 16 arrested after ‘abhorrent’ Sydney mosque threat
NSW Police say there is no “ongoing threat” to the community after a same-day arrest over an alleged threat against a religious centre at Edmondson Park in Sydney.
One dead after driver rams car into crowd in Germany
German police say a driver drove into a group of people in Paradeplatz, a pedestrianised street in Mannheim, killing one person.
February
Banks, insurers crack down on abusers using their products as weapons
Financial abuse is estimated to cost victims $5.7 billion every year – more than twice the amount of losses from scams.
Theft of $8m golden loo from palace was done ‘in just 5 minutes’
The fully functioning loo, installed as an artwork at England’s Blenheim Palace, has never been recovered and is believed to have been split up and disposed of.
Lehrmann charged with stealing a Toyota Prado in Tasmania
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann appeared by phone in a Hobart magistrate’s court and did not enter a plea to a charge of stealing a vehicle.
Judge lets rip at intolerant universities as source of antisemitism
Justice Michael Lee blames antisemitism on cancel culture and intellectual conformity in universities.
Trump hangs his own mugshot in Oval Office
The photograph, taken after he was charged in Georgia on racketeering charges, has been mounted in a gold frame on a wall in the White House.
Mafia godfathers lament ‘miserable’ calibre of new recruits
The diminished crime bosses were caught on wiretaps criticising their ranks after Italian police made 150 arrests this week in a major mafia crackdown.
NSW toughens laws on Nazi symbols and inciting hatred
Protests at places of worship and display of Nazi symbols at synagogues to be punishable by two years in prison under NSW hate speech crackdown.
January
Why Jacinta Allan should not take this Melbourne suburb for granted
David Abbey is a life-long Labor voter but he’s ready – almost – to turn against the premier. Peter Dutton will be closely watching two Victorian byelections.