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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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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024. Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to

‘Drill, baby, drill’: Trump’s win sparks new Aussie mining push

Australia’s gas industry has now come into sharp focus for deal-makers on the back of a Donald Trump victory in the US election.

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Ex-Essendon player Rick Olarenshaw has celebrated his 50th birthday with a Playboy themed party in Bali. Picture: Facebook

Olarenshaw partied with Baby Bombers as police raided Bali spa

AFL premiership player Rick Olarenshaw flew to Melbourne to party with his former teammates as sex raids were being held at his Bali owned Flame Spa.

US Election

Rudd’s future in doubt amid calls to resign

Kevin Rudd is facing calls to resign Australia’s top diplomatic post in the US after he made scathing comments about Donald Trump before he won the election.

National

Former Essendon star Ricky Olarenshaw and his ex-wife Sarnanitha have been engulfed by a sex crime scandal in Bali. Source: Facebook

Ex-AFL star hit with bombshell claim in ‘Bali brothel’ scandal

Damning allegations have been made against former Essendon player Ricky Olarenshaw as his wife fights charges that she ran a Bali spa which allegedly offered sexual services.

ExplainerUS Election

TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a fist as he arrives back at Trump Tower after being convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he'll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

Judge in Trump’s ‘hush money’ case ‘to toss felony rap’

Donald Trump has won himself a get-of-jail free card, with the Department of Justice looking to “wind down” his criminal cases and a judge consider tossing the Stormy Daniels conviction.

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Sarnanitha Olarenshaw who shares a daughter with former Essendon premiership star Ricky Olarenshaw, was arrested in a police raid on a separate massage parlour last month. Source: Facebook

Ex-AFL star’s wife accused of Bali brothel ‘profit share’

The mother of Ricky Olarenshaw’s nine-year old daughter begged a Bali court to throw out her case but police opposed the application.

National

Last image of jumping castle before tragedy

New clue in Tasmanian jumping castle tragedy

The families of six children killed in the Hillcrest Primary School incident are bracing for a high profile court case.

VideoVictoria

Peter Meuleman at the crash site on the corner of Melbourne Road and Ridley Street in Blairgowrie where his son Ryan who was a teenager in 2013, was involved in a collision on his bike with the car of then opposition leader Dan Andrews which was being driven by his wife Cath Andrews. Picture: Ian Currie

‘Be honest’: Father’s plea to Dan after triple-0 bombshell

The father of a cyclist injured in a car crash involving Daniel Andrews has urged the former premier to do the right thing and “be honest” after the release of his “chilling” triple-0 call.

National

Underage girls worked at pink spa palace

Shock detail in Aussie couple’s alleged Bali brothel scandal

A Melbourne couple are facing criminal charges after police revealed more details about the spa they ran which allegedly offered prostitution services.

Police & Courts

‘We’ve hit him’: New questions as Dan Andrews’ triple-0 call revealed

Daniel Andrews’ triple-0 call from a contentious car crash with his wife can be revealed for the first time as the bombshell recording raises new questions about the accident. Listen to the audio.

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