Melbourne gangster expands empire into European soccer
In a stark departure from the typical sign of wealth — bling, car or tattoo — that Melbourne’s gangsters flash, this crime kingpin is expanding into the world game.
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Naked and afraid: Peninsula couple gets raw deal in home invasion
Having criminals smash their way into your house in the middle of the night is one thing, being caught naked when they do so is quite another.
Why characters are the real kings of the Cup
The race that stops the nation is also the race that has broken many a champion’s heart. But who needs champions when you have great characters?
What put champion jockey Brent Thomson back in the saddle
He was a Cox Plate king who rode the doomed Dulcify to a historic win. Now, 45 years later, he’s taking to the turf again.
High country killer’s charity blue aired in court
When high country killer Greg Lynn’s history of donations were laid bare in court last week, one of his acts of charity raised eyebrows.
Wild ride but Kah still has eyes on the prize
Jockey Jamie Kah emerged from South Australia in 2019 to take Victorian racing by storm, but along with the sublime rides and big-race success came all the usual temptations, distractions and challenges of life in the sporting limelight.
Kah back on track to face the music at The Everest
Jamie Kah’s career has not been without controversy but the talented jockey is back on track and racing in The Everest today. Andrew Rule looks at what makes her a force to be reckoned with.
The forgotten Melbourne cold case murder of the 1970s
While there’s been a breakthrough in the 1977 Easey St killings, another terrible — and more low profile — crime of that era is being remembered this week.
Former police boss fires up over ‘missing guns’
Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Kel Glare has raised questions over the apparent disappearance of up to 64 firearms seized by the force.
The pushback on Melbourne’s home invasion scourge is on
How long can it be until one of Melbourne’s army of young thugs picks the wrong home and comes to serious grief? The old defence of self-defence may get another workout in our courts.
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