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Josh Hanrahan is Chief Reporter for The Daily Telegraph. A winner of multiple journalism awards, including a Walkley Award for the 2023 Scoop of the Year, he has worked in Victoria, New South Wales and England.

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ExclusivePolice & Courts

Arthur Kelekolio (pictured) has pleaded guilty to murdering Sydney lawyer Ho Ledinh.Ho Le Dinh was gunned down on Tuesday, January 23 as he sat having a coffee at a cafe at Bankstown City Plaza.Picture taken from Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/arthur.kelekolio

Hit man pleads guilty to footpath execution

A hit man has pleaded guilty to a daylight execution of a lawyer who was gunned down while sitting outside a Bankstown cafe.

NSW

Dubbo Regional Council Mayor Ben Shields pictured in Victoria Park ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visiting the regional city of Dubbo. Picture: Dylan Robinson

Dubbo council should be sacked: former mayor

After weeks fighting for life, Dubbo mayor Ben Shields’ condition has “improved immensely”, but a former leader of the council has called for it to be placed into administration.

NSW

TWAM 9 FEB 2019 Hamish McLaren in Thredbo pic supplied NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION

Phones and iPads targeted to stop $7.6m conman

Police want to destroy the phones, laptops and iPad of serial conman Hamish McLaren who stole $7.6 million from friends and family.

NSW

Former Labor NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos is seen leaving Waverley Local Court in Sydney, Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Convicted child sex offender and ex-NSW MP Milton Orkopoulos has been arrested, with police saying it is not related to any parole breach. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Orkopoulos to serve full jail term

Disgraced Labor MP and convicted child sex offender Milton Orkopoulos will serve out the remainder of his jail sentence after deciding not to apply for parole a second time.

Police & Courts

Gangster arrested and $400k seized in citywide raids

Moustafa Mariam, who was once convicted over the freak shooting death of a truck driver, was one of 11 people charged after a week-long operation targeting criminal gangs across Sydney.

EXCLUSIVENSW

Code of conduct complaints against hospitalised Dubbo mayor

Mayor Ben Shields, who was named in two complaints, is currently fighting for life while his council is set for an extraordinary showdown today.

NSW

Dubbo mayor flown to Sydney for emergency surgery

Councillor Ben Shields, 40, was flown to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital to undergo emergency surgery, after his condition declined last Friday.

Police & Courts

Brothers Nathan and Aaron (L-R) Muscat have been charged over an alleged drug ring they ran between Sydney and Mudgee Supplied

Brothers arrested over alleged country town drug ring

The heavily-tattooed siblings were arrested last month, with police alleging the pair ran a drug syndicate stretching all the way from Sydney to Mudgee.

NSW

Jack de Belin’s baby news ahead of rape trial

De Belin, 30, was pictured next to a heavily pregnant Ms Taylor over the weekend at their daughter Billie Maree’s second birthday party.

NSW

Rebels associate charged after ‘drug-related’ murder

Najma Carroll’s horrifically beaten and burnt body lay abandoned in bushland south of Sydney for 15 days before it was discovered by a man walking his dog.

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