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Exposed: Brutal rules of secret Queensland bikie gang

You will be ruled with brutality; if you don’t answer your phone, you’ll cop a beating. These, it can be revealed, are among a series of strict rules set by a secret gang that allegedly formed on the Gold Coast to take over a chapter of the Rebels bikie club.

Confirmed and identity of American man - Donald Day. A US man, referred to by Wieambilla shooters Gareth and Stacey Train, as ‘Don’.The three of them were in regular contact leading up to the shooting. Photograph: YouTube

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Family’s pain over US man linked to Wieambilla murders’ plea deal

The mother of murdered police officer Rachel McCrow has reacted after a US man linked to Australia’s deadliest police ambush is set to escape a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail.

NETWORK SPECIAL. NO NEWS,COM OR AUS, PLEASE CONTACT NETWORK PICTURE DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. , CCTV / AI Security break though. , . An attacker wielding a knife or gun in a mall can now be detected with Artificial Intelligence in 90 seconds using new locally developed security technology. In a separate AI-driven breakthrough, shopping centre security teams are able to search live CCTV feeds using eyewitness descriptions of what a suspect is wearing and show the footage to police in real-time. Within Australia’s retail sector, demand for enhanced threat detection capabilities has been on the rise since the horrific stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Junction last year, in which six people were killed.

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‘This is so disgusting’: Young Aussies’ retail act divides

Australians have expressed alarm over the surge in a “concerning” attitude towards retail among young Australians. See what they said, have your say.

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Ex-AFL umpire Troy Pannell sentenced to jail

Disgraced former AFL umpire Troy Pannell has learnt his fate after dodging a court case related to an alleged $8.7 million fraud.

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(FILES) Simon Patterson, estranged husband of Erin Patterson, leaves Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court in Morwell on May 2, 2025. An Australian woman murdered her husband's parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms, a jury found on July 7, 2025 at the climax of a trial watched around the world. Keen home cook Erin Patterson hosted an intimate meal in July 2023 that started with good-natured banter and earnest prayer -- but ended with three guests dead. (Photo by MARTIN KEEP / AFP)

$500,000 offer: Mushroom murder spurs media frenzy

The estranged husband of triple murderer Erin Patterson has been inundated with lucrative media offers.

A major search has been launched in Ensenada, Mexico for two brothers, Jake (right) and Callum Robinson (left) from Perth, who were visiting on a surfing trip. Picture: Instagram

‘I miss being able to talk to them’: Tribute for slain Aussie brothers

A tribute has been unveiled where Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend were murdered during a surf trip.

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Australian businessman Damien Carew has reportedly been detained in France as police investigate the attempted murder of his wife, Anna Polianskaya Carew. Picture: Facebook

Melb private schoolboy’s stunning Russian mafia admission

An investigation into former Melbourne private schoolboy Damien Carew has taken a dramatic turn after his latest police confession.

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Chilling similarities between the properties of Queensland’s Wieambilla cop killers and an Arizona man linked to the murders including home-made sniper hides and weapons stores have been exposed for the first time. A sign outside Donald Day's Arizona property.. CREDIT - Arizona District Court exhibits.

Photos show chilling find at US Wieambilla accused’s house

Prosecutors fighting to allow Australian police to give evidence in the upcoming trial of Donald Day, who is linked to the Wieambilla massacre, say the cases have chilling similarities.

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(FILES) A handout image released by Merseyside Police and received in London on January 20, 2025, shows the custody photograph of Axel Rudakubana. Once an unassuming schoolboy who attended a drama club, UK child killer Axel Rudakubana retreated into his own world over the years, searching for increasingly violent images online. Rudakubana was Thursday sentenced to to serve a minimum of 52 years after pleading guilty to murdering three young girls and injuring 10 other people in a frenzied, cold-blooded attack on a dance class in Southport, northwest England. (Photo by MERSEYSIDE POLICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Shock link between UK child killer and Aussie bishop stabbing

The teen who murdered three little girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England had searched for material on the stabbing of a Sydney bishop.

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New law to block legal challenge to AN0M sting

New laws will prevent any legal challenge to one of Australia’s most successful covert stings in organised crime using the encrypted AN0M application.

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How Assange’s father is derailing his chance of a pardon

Australia spent significant political capital to get Julian Assange out of prison while the US attempted to extradite him on spying charges — but now his father has intervened.

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‘Living nightmare’: Family pain of Aussies killed in the Philippines

‘Living nightmare’: Family pain of Aussies killed in the Philippines

The family of an Australian couple found dead in a hotel room broke down as they revealed the cruelty behind the senseless murder the Philippines.

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Scary way criminals are using GPS trackers

Almost half of all GPS trackers are going to buyers with nefarious backgrounds and many are allegedly used in high-profile cases including the alleged murder of bikie boss Alen Moradian.

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New Gangitano and Melb ‘hitmen’ link to NCA bombing

A leaked memo has revealed how Melbourne’s most notorious “hitmen” can be linked to the NCA bombing in Adelaide after the ‘Black Prince of Lygon St’ met with an Italian Mafia don.

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