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Why gangland figure Tony Mokbel’s drug trafficking conviction could be overturned
A gangland lawyer became a police informer, but the bad guys got what they deserved, right? Yet, this alleged perversion could see Mokbel cleared.
- Tammy Mills
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MCG terror plotter Benbrika’s supervision extended due to ‘unacceptable risk’
Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika will remain under supervision for another seven months, after a judge ruled he was still a risk to the community.
- Tara Cosoleto
Undertaker Peter Tziotzis fronts grave robber defamation trial
When Teresa Moraitis had her daughter’s body exhumed from its place of burial, she says she never imagined she’d find her unclothed and missing her gold jewellery.
- Erin Pearson
Man appears in court over alleged murder of notorious bikie
Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar was gunned down outside his apartment building in South Yarra almost two years ago.
- Melissa Cunningham and Cassandra Morgan
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- Tony Mokbel
Drug kingpin to fugitive to free man: Mokbel walks after 18 years behind bars
The drug kingpin will wear an ankle bracelet, report to police daily and be subject to a curfew after three Court of Appeal judges released him on bail.
- Erin Pearson and Chris Vedelago
Last chance court: Balancing the scales of justice for teen criminals and the victims they traumatise
The weight of the new bail laws hangs heavy at Victoria’s Children’s Court, where young offenders – most of whom are victims of trauma themselves – face their final shot at reform.
- Melissa Cunningham
Actor Tasma Walton is linked to Indigenous tribe, judge rules
The judge also apologised for significant online abuse the 51-year-old suffered during investigations into a native title dispute in Melbourne.
- Erin Pearson
‘Horrible, nasty, disgusting’: Pier attacker spared jail, conviction as victim struggles
A woman who took part in an “appalling” gang attack on an autistic teen at a Victorian beach successfully had her sentence overturned and has been spared jail.
- Caroline Schelle
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- Naked City
As Tony Mokbel fights for freedom, the court has three options
There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin, to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo as a spy.
- John Silvester
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel wants to taste freedom for the first time in 18 years
If released, Mokbel will be free for the first time since 2007, when he was famously arrested in Greece disguised in a wig.
- Erin Pearson and Chris Vedelago
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