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Natalie O’Brien is a multi-award winning career journalist who has worked around Australia covering some of the country’s biggest stories from government coverups to sex trafficking, immigration, the environment, police, courts and crime. She was the first Investigations Editor appointed on The Australian Newspaper and was awarded a highly commended award in the Walkley Awards for her story Children Overboard Didn’t Happen. Contact her on natalie.obrien@news.com.au

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Utes stolen across Victoria in the past few months: Pictures: Facebook

‘Gave chase on foot’: Where Victorian crims are stealing utes

Victorians Sarah Mitchell, Haley and Orin James have had their ute stolen. But they are not alone. See where crims are stealing top top-selling utes now.

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Paul Handley had his beloved Holden Kingswood ute stolen from outside his home on Rudyard Street, Winston Hills, NSW. Picture: Supplied

‘Absolutely devastated’: Where Sydney crims are stealing utes

Paul Handley’s ute was stolen in Winston Hills. But he’s not alone. See where crims are stealing top top-selling utes now.

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Vinnie Colasante from Adelaide posted that his dad's ute that was stolen.Pictured with his wife and their two dogs.Picture: Supplied

‘We just want it back’: Where SA crims are stealing utes

For Vinnie Colasante and his family, the theft of his father’s ute was a shock. But he’s not alone. See where crims are stealing top-selling utes now.

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Australia’s dumbest would-be fraudsters used faked and doctored photos from world catastrophes to try and scam money out of the disaster funding assistance program.A left-hand drive car ruined in a US hurricane event was presented as a car wrecked in floods in NSW, an image of a flooded home from a photo library was passed off as evidence of a damaged home in Victoria from the 2021 storms and floods, and cropped pictures of landslides in Indonesia and a flood in India were used as evidence for a claims of damage in NSW and WA.This image was provided as evidence of damages to property during the 2021 NSW Floods. This image appeared in a news story about flooding in America in 2015.Picture: Supplied

Australia’s dumbest crooks: how they were caught

Would-be fraudsters used faked and doctored photos from world catastrophes to try and rip off the federal government’s disaster funding assistance program.

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Escort ‘held hostage’ after romp with surgeon lover

The former mistress of Richard Pratt has told of how she was stopped at the airport just days after police searched her lover’s house over the death of his wife.

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Mistress’ sex bombshell after new lover’s wife dies

Richard Pratt’s ex mistress and high class escort Madison Ashton has revealed how she’s helping police after her new prominent boyfriend’s wife died.

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Gladys Berejiklian has stepped down as Premier of NSW.

Gladiator gone: How secret affair tore Gladys down

Gladys Berejiklian was dubbed “the gladiator” by Scott Morrison and it seemed she was unstoppable – until she appeared before NSW’s corruption watchdog.

PodcastEye Spy

‘Lawyer shot in the neck with crossbow’

An Aussie private eye from Queensland has revealed how he got caught up in a twisted homicide plot. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST

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Private eye alleges Peter Foster ‘ordered hitman to kill him’

Australia’s most notorious criminal conman Peter Clarence Foster allegedly ordered a hit man to kill his nemesis private investigator. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST

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‘Despicable crimes’: A tale of two Aussie businessmen at war

Allegations of “despicable crimes”, embezzlement, stalking, money laundering and an ICAC inquiry. This is an inside look at a feud between two high profile Aussie businessmen.

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