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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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Dockers fans cheer during the Round 2 AFL match between the Fremantle Dockers and the Essendon Bombers at Optus Stadium in Perth, Saturday, March 31, 2018. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

AFL silent on Dockers sex-pest complaint

THE AFL is refusing to answer questions about whether it is investigating an alleged payment to a sexual harassment victim to buy her silence.

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AFL PREM FINAL - Generic crowd and supporter colour from Fremantle Dockers v Sydney Swans, Patersons Stadium, Perth. PICTURED-

Freo in gun over harassment allegations

FREMANTLE is embroiled in allegations a secret deal has been done to silence a former junior staffer who alleged she was sexually harassed by a club figure.

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Rip Curl Pro Day 9Mick Fanning embraces Italo Ferreira (Brazil) who defeated Mick in the Mens 2018 Rip Curl Pro Final.Picture: Jason SammonThursday 5 April 2018

Cheers, Mick: Fanning misses dream finish

MICK Fanning shed a tear as he called time on two decades of professional surfing, which ended in a narrow loss in the final of the Rip Curl Pro.

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Mick Fanning and mother Liz at the premiere on the Gold Coast of You and Me documentary at Event Cinemas, Pacific Fair

Fanning’s mum: Shark fight will be his legacy

AS Mick Fanning gets set to retire from an exceptional professional surfing career, even his mum admits that his shark attack on live television in 2015 will be what he is remembered for.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 26: James Packer and John Alexander, the Executive Chairman of Crown Resorts arrive to attend the Crown Resorts annual general meeting on October 26, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. The AGM comes just a week after Independent MP Andrew Wilkie used parliamentary privilege to accuse Crown of misconduct, including allegations of allege of tampering with gaming machines to increase profits. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Shares fall after Packer quits as Crown director

THE market has reacted to James Packer’s call to step down as a director of Crown Resorts due to mental health issues, with shares dropping as the news spread.

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The Leader of the Federal Opposition, Bill Shorten is in Melbourne today and meets voters with Laborâ€™s candidate for Batman, Ged Kearney at Preston South Primary School. Picture: Nicole Garmston

Labor declares Batman victory, Greens stunned

LABOR has shocked the Greens to come from behind and snatch victory in the Melbourne seat of Batman, despite going into the crucial by-election as underdogs.

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New sports station to rival SEN

RADIO in Melbourne is set for a shake-up, with plans for a new sports station to launch on the AM band next month.

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WWE blockbuster set for MCG

SOME of the world’s biggest wrestlers will be in action at the home of football the week after the Grand Final, boosting Victoria’s credentials as the home of live sport.

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Copy picture. Missing woman Krystal Fraser and items of clothing she was wearing when she disappeared in June Picture: Supplied

Family vows not to give up on missing Krystal

NINE years after intellectually disabled and nine-month pregnant Pyramid Hill woman Krystal Fraser went missing, her family is still as desperate as ever to find her killer.

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No respect from Hutchy for SEN drive duo

RADIO hosts David Schwarz and Mark Allen were treated with “disrespect” when Craig Hutchison sacked them from SEN, a former insider says, as new details come out about the motivations behind the station’s merger with Crocmedia.

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