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Andrew Koubaridis is a reporter with News Corp’s National News Network. He has specialised in police and court reporting during 19 years in the media, covering crime in Sydney and New Zealand. He has also worked for News Corp in Melbourne and in London, where he was Europe Correspondent, which meant covering everything from the royals to politics.

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AN0M secret texts Operation Ironside artwork.

Judge scolds AFP over ankle bracelets

A surprising argument about electronic monitoring used by the AFP to deny people bail has been lambasted in court.

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FILE - MARCH 22: Catherine, The Princess of Wales, announced that she is receiving a preventative course of chemotherapy for cancer on March 22, 2024 in London, England. The Princess of Wales had abdominal surgery earlier this year and has revealed that cancer has subsequently been found. She said she has been receiving chemotherapy and asked for privacy for her and her family. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Catherine, Princess of Wales arrives at the Shaping Us National Symposium at the Design Museum on November 15, 2023 in London, England. The symposium event, hosted by the Princess of Wales and The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, brings together leaders and specialists to consider key foundational skills for early childhood which can result in healthy adult lives. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Kate’s ‘emotional’ lunch with Charles before cancer speech

Details have emerged about Princess Catherine’s unprecedented video message as the much-loved royal issues a new statement.

PodcastThe Missing Australia

photos for missing persons article - On October 7, 1992, Rhianna Barreau went missing from her home address at Morphett Vale, SA. - picture Australian Federal Police

How snap bus strike changed missing Rhianna’s destiny

An ex-detective can’t get the abduction of Rhianna Barreau, 12, out of his mind. Listen to The Missing Australia podcast to see why, decades on, he thinks the case can still be solved.

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TOPSHOT - A view shows the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22, 2024. Gunmen opened fire at a concert hall in a Moscow suburb on March 22, 2024 leaving dead and wounded before a major fire spread through the building, Moscow's mayor and Russian news agencies reported. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Moscow terror attack: Death toll soars as Putin ‘shifts blame’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has lashed out at Russia’s Vladimir Putin over the horrific Moscow concert hall massacre.

Royals

Cancer curse as royals rocked by health crisis

Three members of the royal family are being treated for cancer in what is an unprecedented health challenge for the most famous family in the world.

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 08: Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren prepares to drive in the garage during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on March 08, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

‘Put on a good show’: Oscar Piastri reveals F1 plan

On the eve of the Australian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri lifts the lid on the surprising ways he prepares for the attention and tension of the race track.

PodcastI Catch Killers

The Sunday Telegraph. 22, February, 2024.I Catch Killers podcast guest, Jack Laurence, with host, Gary Jubelin, in Erskinville, today.Picture: Justin Lloyd.

How Wild Bill went from fraud to a contract killer

A self-confessed killer called Wild Bill has spoken with the I Catch Killers podcast about what led him to crime and how it spiralled into murder for money.

PodcastThe Missing Australia

Rookwood Anglican and General Cemetery at Lidcombe, Sydney. Rookwood Cemetery is offering previously purchased, but unused gravesites for sale.

Inside the final resting place of Sydney’s lost souls

They are the forgotten and unclaimed, buried in cemeteries across Australia. Dozens of lost souls, some given a pauper’s burial, others whose deaths have gone unnoticed in unmarked graves.

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 09: Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner and Geri Horner react in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on March 09, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

‘Sexting’ scandal: Will Spice Girl back hubby at Aussie GP?

All eyes will be on Red Bull boss Christian Horner, husband of Geri Halliwell, when the F1 GP gets underway in Melbourne.

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Embargoed for The Daily Telegraph. Feature on Asian organised crime. , SF LOLLBACK, , INVESTIGATION: Drug supply and money laundering offences, CRIME SYDNICATE HAILING FROM: Vietnam, TIME FRAME: February 2023 - Ongoing, NUMBER OF CHARGES: 4, SEIZED: $875,000, 12 kilograms of heroin, 21 kilograms of MDMA, 10 Kilograms of cocaine, 25 Kilograms of Ketamine, 10 kilograms of amphetamine, 2 kilograms of cannabis, small quantities of LSD and methylamphetamine and 1 Smith and Wesson Revolver with ammunition., PREVIOUS MEDIA/VISION: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/xRThWmes4b

Surprise drug that has Aussie cops worried

Officials are keeping a close watch on a drug that is gaining in popularity in Australia. See why it’s so hard to keep under control.

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