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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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Job ID.PD302979. Gary Hardgrave has been appointed administrator of Norfolk Island. Pic by Gary Ramage

Former minister was employed by banned NDIS provider

Gary Hardgrave, a former federal government minister and now host of a radio show, has confirmed he was on the books of temporarily banned NDIS provider Cocoon SDA.

Bulldogs

Inside the new off-field life of AFL star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was the number one draft pick for the Western Bulldogs, but a new off-field development tells a state of affairs far removed from football.

National

WWII vet who worked in croc-infested waters turns 100

Mordaunt Mitchell swam in crocodile-infested waters as a RAAF mechanic during WWII. He recalls his time in Australia’s Top End as he turns 100. SEE THE VIDEO.

National

‘Come and hit me’: Aussie accused of bashing guards at Bali pub

A security guard injured in a wild brawl outside a popular Bali beach club has pointed the finger at an Australian man.

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Kashmiri Muslims shout anti-Indian slogans after offering Friday prayers following Indian strikes in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Picture: AFP

‘We will not de-escalate’: Pakistan’s warning to India

Pakistan has refused to back down in their ongoing altercation with India accusing their opponent of bringing the nuclear-armed nations “closer to a major conflict.”

UpdatedAsia

A mother comforts of her child injured in an Indian missile attack, at a hospital in Bahawalpur, Pakistan's Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

India-Pakistan crisis: What we know so far

As tensions soar between India and Pakistan, here’s what we know about the shocking and deadly escalation of the long-running conflict.

UpdatedAsia

‘My house is seized’: Aussie in Bali court over poolside ‘slap’

In the latest case of Aussies being hauled before Bali’s courts, a father who allegedly slapped a German woman at a $950 a night resort is fighting his assault charge.

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News Network web art: Melbourne Rebels boss.

Ex-Melb Rebels boss dealt double blow

Paul Docherty, who once ran a prominent rugby union club, has been dealt two major financial blows as he remains locked in a $30 million court fight.

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NETWORK SPECIAL. NO NEWS.COM, NO AUS, MUST TALK WITH NETWORK PIC DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. A machete wielding man

‘Slashing me’: Victim tells of horror attack in NDIS group home

Thugs carrying a machete and a shotgun attacked a man in an NDIS group home, with the victim fearing he was “going to die”.

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Ricky Olarenshaw estranged wife Saranitha has been released from a Bali prison after serving 7 months for running a brothel. Supplied

AFL star’s brothel ex freed in Bali

AFL star Ricky Olarenshaw’s estranged wife, who was jailed for running a brothel in Bali, has tasted freedom for the first time in seven months. But now she faces another battle, to see her kids.

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