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Crime
Crime figure Hawre Sherwani killed in targeted attack
Police have appealed to the public for more information after the former Comanchero was fatally shot in Melbourne’s west on Thursday night.
- by Cameron Houston, Angus Delaney and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Insolvency
‘Why is he racing sports cars?’ Collapsed fashion empire lent money to director’s racing team
Luxury fashion retailer Harrolds transferred more than $13 million to six other companies controlled by director Ross Poulakis, including a loan to an entity that races high-performance sports cars.
- by Cameron Houston
Melbourne’s most hunted man is working as bodyguard for an MMA legend
Russian mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov has hired Melbourne’s most besieged underworld figure for protection.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Cameron Houston
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Catholic church
Nation’s top lawmakers to meet after Catholic Church found not liable for clerical abuse
Attorneys-general offices will consider urgent legislative reform after a High Court decision that cleared the Catholic Church of paying damages over the abuse of a five-year-old boy.
- by Cameron Houston
Overland, police gave unreliable, dishonest evidence, judge finds in scathing Lawyer X ruling
A judge’s finding that former chief commissioner Simon Overland and other police were deliberately dishonest about their dealings with Nicola Gobbo is a boost to Tony Mokbel’s bid to have his convictions quashed.
- by Cameron Houston, Marta Pascual Juanola, Sherryn Groch and Erin Pearson
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Geelong Cats
The $100,000 loan contract between Cats legend Joel Selwood and an accused fraudster
Loan documents reveal a man now under police investigation proposed to borrow $100,000 from Selwood, who would be repaid the principal and interest of $10,000 after eight months.
- by Cameron Houston
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Crime
‘An act of hate’: Counter-terrorism police to investigate synagogue firebombing
The attack – widely condemned as an act of antisemitism – caused extensive damage, gutting the building and leaving charred ruins, a tangle of wiring and a collapsed roof.
- by Cameron Houston, Cassandra Morgan, Chip Le Grand and Benjamin Preiss
‘Lambo Guy’ Adrian Portelli charged over alleged unlawful lottery
The billionaire who made his name through The Block has been charged by the South Australian consumer watchdog.
- by Meg Watson and Cameron Houston
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A-League Men
Wild brawl at Cremorne pub between soccer fans sparks investigation
Almost 20 A-League fans stormed a pub in inner Melbourne on Saturday afternoon but made a hasty retreat after a brawl with other patrons.
- by Cameron Houston
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Underworld figure Faruk Orman wins up to $1m payout over Nicola Gobbo betrayal
The man who had his conviction for being the getaway driver in a gangland killing overturned because of the Lawyer X scandal has reached a settlement with Victoria Police.
- by Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston
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Courts
Nurse to return $880,000 inheritance from patient she knew for 24 days
Disgraced nurse Abha Kumar ordered a will kit within three days of meeting 92-year-old Lionel Cox at a Collingwood aged care facility in 2015. The Supreme Court has ordered she return an inheritance of almost $1 million.
- by Cameron Houston
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