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Stephen Drill covers organised crime, business and the politics of sport. His investigative podcasts include Mafia’s Web, Bikie’s Inc. and Faith On Trial. Drill was Europe correspondent for the Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser from 2019 to 2021. The Walkley Award winner has also worked at The Wall Street Journal in New York and The Sun in London.

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AFL News

The conteders to be next Carlton president

‘Fresh start’ as contenders emerge for Blues presidency

Billionaire powerbroker Bruce Mathieson has called for change at Carlton. So, who takes over from Luke Sayers? And what happens next? Here’s the inside word.

Carlton

Sayers steps down in wake of lewd pic scandal

After being embroiled in a scandal regarding a lewd picture on X, Luke Sayers has stepped down as president of Carlton despite being cleared by the AFL.

AFL

NCA. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. August 31, 2024. AFL . Carlton training at Princes Park. Carlton president Luke Sayers during todays training session . Pic: Michael Klein

Pressure mounts on Blues boss to step aside as AFL moves in

The AFL has announced that the league’s integrity unit officers are investigating the lewd photograph scandal involving Carlton president Luke Sayers.

AFL

Blues boss urged to come home amid deepening lewd pic scandal

Embattled Carlton president Luke Sayers is under pressure to return to Australia after choosing to remain in Italy despite a scandal surrounding a “dick pic” posted to his X account.

AFL

MELBOURNE. 13/05/2023. AFL. Round 9. Carlton vs Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium. Carlton president Luke Sayers in the race after tonights loss to the western bulldogs . Pic: Michael Klein

Sayers’ Carlton presidency under a cloud amid lewd image scandal

Luke Sayers has gone to ground overseas, with his role as Carlton president under a cloud over a lewd photo which was sent from his social media account.

World

Lynley Le Grand, 44, and her husband Michael Jerome Le Grand, 50, were arrested earlier this week for allegedly operating a spa that offered prostitution services in Kuta, in Bali. Source: Facebook

$1m bail: Aussie Bali brothel accused out of jail

After spending months behind bars accused of running a brothel in Bali, an Aussie couple have posted a six-figure bail to get out of jail.

Victoria

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. OCTOBER 12, 2023: Former PwC boss Luke Sayers fronts a Senate inquiry into consultancy services at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Carlton boss urged to report ‘d*** pic’ to police

Carlton president Luke Sayers is being urged to report his lewd image incident to Victoria Police, as mystery surrounds the identity of the man in the picture.

Victoria

Carlton boss says nude image sent to female executive was a hack

Luke Sayers says he is the victim of a social media hack after a lewd image was sent from his X account with a link to the account of a senior female executive at one of the club’s sponsors.

Police & Courts

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Man charged over Caulfield blaze also accused of Jewish centre break-in

The 51-year-old man accused of setting a historic grandstand at Caulfield Racecourse on fire is also alleged to have broken into a nearby Jewish community centre with “intent to steal”.

Victoria

Police and Emergency Services on scene at Caulfield Racecourse where a suspicious fire was soon brought under control in the grandstand . Picture: Ian Currie

Arson charges after Caulfield Racecourse blaze

A 51-year-old man has been charged after a fire tore through the Caulfield Racecourse grandstand, causing millions of dollars worth of damage.

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