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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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Companies

Thief hacking and stealing information by using computers late night

‘Crims cause chaos’: Urgent Aussie warning

Australian companies, banks, airports, schools and universities have been issued a stern warning as criminals look for easy money.

Sport

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: Michael Pell during the 2022 AFL Round 01 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 20, 2022 In Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos)

New twist in Brownlow betting controversy

A new twist has emerged in the legal investigation of former umpire Michael Pell who was accused of sharing inside information about the Brownlow Medal.

Companies

Ponzi scheme investors chase $4m Vic home

Angry creditors have revealed how they will claw back money missing in an alleged Ponzi scheme, with the Great Ocean Road family compound of John Bernard Adams in their sights.

World

Australia’s most wanted man Hakan Ayik has been arrested in Turkey. , , The former Sydney Comanchero bikie has been wanted by Australian authorities since he left Australia in 2010. Picture: Screen Grab

Aussie drug kingpin remanded in custody in Istanbul

Former Sydney drug dealer Hakan Ayik was among 42 people who faced a judge on Monday following raids in Turkey.

National

Footballer Jose Romero. AFL football - Essendon vs Western Bulldogs match at Colonial Stadium 28 Jul 2000.

AFL legend in court over $280k construction woes

Western Bulldogs star turned property developer Jose Romero promised one buyer he wouldn’t let him down and then allegedly delivered a development with a disconnected toilet.

Victoria

Robbie Williams shows off weight loss. Picture: Ayda Field/Instagram

Ozempic drought to continue for another year, doctors warn

Desperate diabetics are driving to 50 pharmacies in search of the drug to lower their blood sugar levels due to dire shortages created by doctors also prescribing Ozempic for weight loss.

ExclusiveBusiness

malcolm turnbull and the great barrier reef

Turnbull’s savvy Great Barrier Reef investment

Malcolm Turnbull’s investment in an environmental company has increased in value after part of the company was sold. This is how it happened.

Education

Signage is seen at St Kevin's College in Toorak, Melbourne, Thursday, February 20, 2020. Court action by a teacher has put more pressure on St Kevin's College in Melbourne after the school's headmaster resigned following a child-grooming scandal. (AAP Image/Erik Anderson) NO ARCHIVING

St Kevin’s College makes massive $200m move

A leading Catholic school in Toorak has walked away from the control of the Christian Brothers’ movement in a landmark deal brokered by the CBA chair.

Crime in Focus

Spies in suits: New security threat lurking on LinkedIn

A bombshell landmark report has warned of a greater foreign threat to Australia’s national security than terror attacks.

ExclusiveNews

Ray White real estate agent Aaron Hill inspects one of the CCTV cameras installed at the Gisborne property. Picture: supplied

Block agent linked to Lambo Guy referred to consumer watchdog

A Ray White agent who allegedly helped Adrian Portelli remove items from a Block house was advised by management to seek independent legal advice after an internal probe, sources claim.

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