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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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Search warrant at Changjiang Currency Exchange in Sydney CBD conducted as part of Operation Avarus-Nightwolf.

Bank staff investigated for $229m money laundering links

Employees at major Australian banks are under investigation over a currency exchange money laundering syndicate that allegedly washed $229 million of criminals’ cash.

National

billionaire lifestyle revealed of alleged crims

Hermes, Rolex: Alleged money launderers’ billionaire lifestyle

The puppet masters behind an alleged international money laundering syndicate lived like billionaires. Now they’re on remand. See the video, photos.

UpdatedNews

Company licence revoked as accused scammers face court

A currency exchange business linked to a Chinese money laundering syndicate has had its licence revoked as five of the accused – including a new mum – fronted court.

News

alleged chinese gangsters busted by the afp

Big mistake that brought down alleged Chinese fraud gangsters

An alleged criminal network has been busted, accused of moving millions through a money laundering syndicate. Here’s how it worked.

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** EMBARGO 11PM - 25/10/23 - NETWORK FIRST USE ONLY- NETWORK NEWS PREMIUM CONTENT: NO THE AUSTRALIAN/NO NEWS.COM/NO SKY NEWS - The AFP has smashed a money laundering syndicate on October 25, 2023 in raids across Australia. Op Wickham arrest in Sydney

Man arrested over alleged $100m WhatsApp scam

A man accused of helping an organised crime gang set up fake bank accounts to launder $100 million via a WhatsApp scam has been arrested as part of a special US-Australian operation.

UpdatedWorld

Israeli war splash art after biden said release hostages, then talk.

Biden to Hamas: ‘Release hostages, then we talk’

Joe Biden gave a blunt response when asked if he supports a “hostages-for-ceasefire” deal, as Hamas released two more captives and French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv.

UpdatedWorld

Scores of Palestinians were killed in central Gaza after Israel stepped up its strikes on the war-torn enclave and another convoy of 17 aid trucks arrived as the Hamas-run territory faces “catastrophic” shortages.

Israel agrees to ‘continuous flow’ of aid as Gaza death toll rises

Joe Biden has revealed that a deal had been brokered to allow more aid into the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to bomb Hamas targets. See latest. Warning: Graphic

UpdatedWorld

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - OCTOBER 21: Local citizens search for victims in buildings which were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on October 21, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Gazans are evacuating to the south as advised by the Israeli government, ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive. Israel has sealed off Gaza, leaving the entire population without fuel, water or aid, and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed more than 2,000 people and some 400,000 displaced, after a large-scale attack by Hamas. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing over 1,300 people and wounding around 2,800. Israeli soldiers and civilians have also been taken hostage by Hamas and moved into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the announcement of an emergency wartime government. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

Israel bombs ‘terror-plot’ bunker amid chilling warning

Israeli forces have targeted a bunker under a mosque in an aerial strike as the leader of a militant group issues a stark warning. Follow the updates. Warning: Graphic

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Aid was flowing into the Gaza Strip on Saturday night Australian time, with the border expected to be open for six hours.

Aid enters Gaza for first time; Israel says leave Egypt, Jordan

Live television footage has showed some aid trucks crossing the border between Gaza and Egypt for the first time since the Hamas attack.

VideoWorld

This handout picture courtesy of the United States embassy in Jerusalem taken on October 20, 2023 shows Natalie Shoshana Raanan (L) and Judith Tai Raanan speaking on the phone with US President Joe Biden, after being held hostage and later released by Hamas. Gaza's Hamas rulers released two Americans on October 20, 2023 among some 200 hostages they abducted in brutal October 7 attacks in Israel and indicated that more could follow. Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan were back in Israel late Friday, the Israeli government said. US President Joe Biden said Friday he was "overjoyed" after Hamas released two American hostages abducted during the militant group's surprise attack from Gaza on Israel. (Photo by US Embassy in Jerusalem / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US Embassy in Jerusalem" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

‘Best day’: Dad calls daughter after her Hamas hostage hell

The father of an American hostage released in Israel by Hamas has told of his relief and how he plans to celebrate her 18th birthday. See the video.

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