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⚠️ CCTV RELEASED OF FIREBOMBING LINKED TO $20M EXTORTION

Victoria Police have released CCTV showing two men pouring accelerant over cars and the front of a Yarraville home before throwing Molotov cocktails and fleeing. A woman and young child were inside, while both vehicles were destroyed and the house badly damaged.

Police believe the attack was linked to an incident one month earlier, when three Bandidos confronted the 47-year-old resident, assaulted him and demanded $20 million, threatening to burn his home down if he failed to pay. The three bikies have since been sentenced.

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🚨 PUSH TO BLAST ISLAMIC CALL TO PRAYER OVER SYDNEY SUBURB HITS ROADBLOCK

Lakemba Mosque’s plan to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers in Sydney’s south-west is facing likely rejection, with Canterbury-Bankstown Council raising concerns over noise and the impact on surrounding residents.

The mosque wants four loudspeakers installed on its minaret to broadcast the Adhan every Friday, but more than 1,600 objections have been lodged against the proposal.

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🚨 HUMAN REMAINS FOUND BURIED UNDER CUBBY HOUSE, TWO CHARGED WITH MURDER

Human remains believed to be missing Queensland man Chad Steven Bishop have been discovered inside a box buried beneath a cubby house at a property in Bethania, south of Brisbane.

Bishop, 46, disappeared in March 2022. Police have charged Courtenay Williams, 52, and Carlie Rochelle Mordue, 45, with murder and interfering with a corpse, alleging Bishop was killed at a Beenleigh townhouse before his body was later buried at the property.

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🚨 18-YEAR-OLD CHARGED OVER GUN AND MACHETE CHAOS AT MELBOURNE SHOPPING CENTRE

An 18-year-old man has been charged after two groups of youths allegedly clashed at Craigieburn Central in Melbourne’s north, with machetes wielded and at least one shot fired as terrified families fled or hid inside stores.

The groups involved have been reported as African migrant youths. Police arrested the 18-year-old days later and allegedly found him carrying a pen pistol, ammunition, machete and extendable baton.

Other alleged offenders remain outstanding.

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🚨 ONE NATION WANTS TO SLASH TOBACCO TAX BY 75%

Pauline Hanson has unveiled a plan to cut Australia’s tobacco excise by 75% and freeze further increases for three years, bringing the price of a legal $46.50 pack of cigarettes down to roughly $21–$22.

Hanson argues Australia’s extreme tobacco taxes have handed the market to organised crime, with illicit cigarettes now selling for as little as $12–$25. ABS estimates show illicit sources supplied 80% of nicotine consumed in Australia in 2025, despite years of tax increases intended to reduce smoking.

The plan would be paired with tougher border enforcement, faster shutdowns of illegal tobacco stores and stronger asset seizures targeting criminal networks.

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🚨 MAN ESCAPES POLICE GUARD AT WESTERN SYDNEY HOSPITAL

Police are hunting Abdalla Narouz Khila, 35, after he allegedly escaped lawful custody while under police guard at a hospital on Blacktown Road in western Sydney on Monday morning.

Police describe Khila as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, while the reason he was originally in custody has not been publicly revealed.

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🚨 ARMED ABORIGINAL MOB ATTACKS POLICE IN NT COMMUNITY

Police were confronted by a large group of armed Aboriginal males approaching the remote Indigenous community of Wadeye, with officers allegedly pelted with rocks, metal bars and other projectiles as the group continued to advance.

Police say one person even fired an arrow from a compound bow into a police vehicle, forcing officers to deploy pepper spray to disperse the group. It marks the fifth outbreak of unrest in Wadeye in less than two weeks.

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🚨 UPDATE: SYDNEY SWANS CEO ADDRESSES SEXUAL ASSAULT INCIDENT

Sydney Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich has released a full video statement following the alleged incident involving several players at the club’s Melbourne hotel.

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🚨 POLICE INVESTIGATE ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT INVOLVING SYDNEY SWANS PLAYERS

Victoria Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault at the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne, where the Sydney Swans were staying after their game against Essendon. The club has confirmed several players were involved in an alleged incident.

Two distressed women reportedly approached hotel staff around 7am before police were called. The Swans say they are “extremely shocked and disappointed” and have launched an internal investigation, while the AFL has also been notified.

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👀 KNIFE-WIELDING MAN DIES AFTER ARREST AT MELBOURNE STATION

A 37-year-old man has died after being taken into custody at Clayton railway station in Melbourne’s south-east. Police say he was armed with a knife, entered the tracks and later moved towards officers while they attempted to negotiate with him.

The man became unresponsive shortly after his arrest and could not be revived. Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death, with Professional Standards overseeing the case as is standard for deaths in police custody.

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🚨 FOUR ARRESTED AFTER ARMED WESTERN SYDNEY HOME INVASION

An 18-year-old man and three boys aged 16, 16 and 17 have been arrested after allegedly forcing their way into a Smithfield home late Sunday night and demanding cash from the occupants.

Police say two people inside were threatened with a firearm, knife and makeshift flamethrower made from an aerosol can and lighter.

Raptor and Riot Squad officers tracked the group down about an hour later, allegedly recovering the weapons and suspected stolen property.

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⚠️ MUSLIM FILMED CIRCLING ADELAIDE CHURCH WITH KORAN

An African Muslim man was filmed repeatedly driving around an Adelaide church yesterday while holding a Koran out the window.

Locals also claimed he was blasting the Islamic call to prayer from the vehicle.

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🚨 MELBOURNE CRIME BOSS SHOT IN TARGETED AMBUSH

Fadi Haddara, 48, the alleged head of Melbourne’s Haddara crime family, has been shot while sitting in a car in the driveway of his Altona North home. He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Haddara has long been linked to Victoria’s illicit tobacco trade and is a rival of jailed underworld figure Kazem Hamad and his 313 network. Police believe the shooting was targeted and the gunman remains at large.

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