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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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Revealed: Blacklisted SA postcodes as NDIS homes left empty

More than a dozen suburbs in South Australia have been blacklisted, leaving investors unable to build any NDIS housing. See where and latest advice for those involved.

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NETWORK SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH NETWORK PIC DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. Australians arrested in Bali, Michael Jerome Le Grand from Moonee Ponds and Lynley Jane Le Grand from Mount Waverley. ,

Aussie couple to be deported after Bali brothel sex scandal

A former Melbourne couple are facing deportation after serving seven months in jail over a brothel scandal on the island.

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NETWORK SPECIAL. , PLEASE CONTACT NETWORK PICTURE DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. , A trial begins for an Australian man charged over a violent brawl at one of Bali's most exclusive beach clubs. Mohamed Rifai is facing an assault charge following the incident at the popular Finns Beach Club last month.

Aussie faces 5 years in jail for Bali beach club ‘punch’

An Australian man could be thrown behind bars for allegedly landing a blow that left a security guard with missing teeth, with the reason behind the attack revealed in a Bali court.

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Hold for Sunday Herald Sun. Seb Costello returns to Melbourne after a stint as Europe correspondent for 9 News. Picture: Tony Gough

New update in case that cost TV reporter his job

A finance company that hit headlines over a run-in with former A Current Affair reporter Seb Costello has moved from an upmarket city address as it fights multiple legal battles.

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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.”

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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.

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