‘We’re after your souls’: Identity of nightlife attackers revealed in menacing message

An Iraq-based crime gang has issued a chilling warning to several nightclub owners who are victims of a three-month campaign ...

Craig Hutchison demands Allan government be more 'combative' against crime gangs who were attacking 'very soul' of Melbourne

Prominent broadcaster and media boss Craig Hutchison has sparked fresh demands of the Allan government, media and broader ...

Demands grow for Albanese government to ‘get real’ on illicit tobacco trade funding ‘crime gangs and terrorists’

Calls are growing for the Albanese government to “get real” in its fight against Australia’s illicit tobacco industry by ...
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Opinion: Feds must target crime gangs, not people with disability

Theo Foukkare, CEO of AACS, argues that cutting the tobacco excise would curb illicit trade and prevent penalising vulnerable ...
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Australia to toughen tobacco crime laws as cigarette and vape black markets surge

Criminal gangs cashing in on Australia's illicit tobacco boom will face tougher penalties and expanded police surveillance powers in a fresh crackdown on the black market. Assistant Minister for ...

From gangsters' paradise to police sting. How Istanbul turned on Australia's fugitives

Istanbul was once the hideout of choice for Australian crooks. Now a Sydney's gangster's legal challenge has revealed how it ...

Burning up the dance floor: Mysterious gang targeting clubs, promoters in new extortion scheme

There have been 18 attacks on clubs and pubs in Melbourne with claims the gang behind the violence is trying to muscle in on security and the drug trade at venues.