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Diann Melas slams $3000 diesel theft at family-run Mascot station
15+ hour, 52+ min ago (227+ words) Operations Manager Diann Melas has condemned a brazen fuel theft in Sydney's south after a man allegedly stole nearly $3000 worth of diesel from a family-owned service station in Mascot. CCTV footage shows the man entering the Budget petrol station on…...
Coroner to reopen investigation into death of Melbourne woman Louisa Ioannidis
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (215+ words) The Victorian Coroner's Court will reopen its investigation into the 2011 death of Louisa Ioannidis, after new evidence raised doubts about whether the 24-year-old drowned or was the victim of foul play. Ioannidis was found dead in Darebin Creek, about 450 metres…...
Daughter-in-law jailed for 27 years for brutal murder of Kon Kritikos
1+ year, 1+ week ago (266+ words) Danielle Birchall, 49, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for the brutal murder of her de facto father-in-law, Kon Kritikos, in 2020. The Victorian Supreme Court handed down the sentence on Friday, April 4, with Justice Christopher Beale describing the attack as…...
Bankrupt pub baron Jon Adgemis faces potential court grilling over $1. 8bn debts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (254+ words) Bankrupt pub baron Jon Adgemis could be compelled to publicly answer questions over debts exceeding $1. 8 billion, as liquidators move to examine the collapse of his Public Hospitality Group. Administrators BRI Ferrier have applied to the Federal Court to question directors…...
Evangelos Stabelos sentenced for cannabis operation in Adelaide worth $1. 1 million
2+ week, 1+ day ago (370+ words) Evangelos Stabelos has been jailed for his involvement in a large-scale cannabis operation in Adelaide, uncovered during a police raid on a Mid North property that revealed the operation valued up to $1. 1 million. Stabelos, 68, was sentenced in the District Court…...
Athens man arrested after mother and sister found dead in sealed room in his home
2+ week, 2+ day ago (167+ words) A 54-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered the bodies of his mother and sister in an advanced state of decomposition in a sealed room in his apartment. The arrest took place in the Athens neighborhood of Zografou after…...
Dennis and Rachel Tsonis accused in large-scale meth lab bust in SA
2+ week, 2+ day ago (251+ words) South Australian Police have carried out what they call the state's largest recent seizure of drug-manufacturing equipment, charging two people in connection with the haul. On March 9, police arrested Dennis Tsonis after a search at a Woodville North property in…...
Fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman believed to be shot dead by Victoria police
2+ week, 3+ day ago (248+ words) Victoria Police have shot dead a man believed to be fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman at a rural property in the state's north-east. He was reportedly shot shortly after 8. 30 this morning following a three-hour stand off. Victoria Police is yet to…...
Two Greek Australian men found not guilty of alleged sexual assault
2+ week, 3+ day ago (431+ words) A two-week trial in the Northern Territory Supreme Court has ended with a jury acquitting two men accused of sexually assaulting a young woman, finding them not guilty on all charges. Both men had faced charges of sexual intercourse without…...
ATO takes control of bankruptcy bid as administrators move on Adgemis" pub empire
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (144+ words) The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has taken over bankruptcy proceedings against Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis, who allegedly owes more than $1. 8 billion, including $154 million in tax penalties. The Federal Court in Sydney approved the ATO as the lead petitioner, replacing…...