For Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad, it was only ever going to end badly. Police had warned him and his brother, Youssef Ahmad, as recently as last week that there was a price on both their heads, and they should lie low. “You’re either going to end up on a slab in the morgue or back in jail,” Homicide squad commander Detective

The ACCC has outlined preliminary competition concerns with THL’s proposed acquisition of Apollo (ASX: ATL) in a statement of issues published today. THL and Apollo are tourism companies, headquartered in New Zealand and Australia, respectively. Both businesses are involved in the rental, sale and manufacture of recreational vehicles (RVs), such as motorhomes and campervans. The acquisition of Apollo will remove

Jeremy Rockliff, Premier and Minister for Health: The Tasmanian Government is boosting our ambulance services in Sorell with the recruitment of an additional four paramedics, delivering a career station with fully qualified paramedic crews on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In the last 12 months, the Sorell Ambulance Station has experienced an increased demand responding to 1,187

Jacquie Petrusma, Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management Tasmania Police’s numbers will once again be bolstered with 40 police recruits commencing their training this week as part of the Tasmanian Government’s plan to keep Tasmanians safe. These 18 women and 22 men will complete 31 weeks of intensive training including road policing, scenario-based training, investigations and operational skills in

Jeremy Rockliff, Premier Nyrstar is an important Tasmanian business that has been in operation for over 100 years, and the Tasmanian Government is committed to securing its operations in Tasmania well into the future.  That’s why the State Government will commit $20 million towards an expansion of the Nyrstar facility that will deliver a new Electrolysis Plant and a range

 man accused of spitting at the alleged rape victim of former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has sued the Seven Network for defamation. Mina Greiss claims in court documents he was defamed by a 7News article published in May last year detailing “disgusting scenes” outside court during a sexual assault trial against Hayne. In Seven’s report, Mr Greiss was described as

After a series of small-scale thefts in Albury in July last year, including cigarette lighters taken from the Reject Shop in West End Plaza and mixed lollies swiped from a local cafe, Dobbs will spend at least until November in jail. Issuing a maximum sentence of two years and six months in the NSW District Court, Judge Sean Grant said while

Two men have been found guilty of murdering a Melbourne nightclub patron and a security guard outside the Love Machine club. There was no dispute that Jacob Elliott fired four shots from a car driven by Allan Fares on April 14, 2019. But the pair argued they didn’t do so with murderous intent. A jury returned guilty verdicts for both

A Melbourne grandfather has been spared jail after shooting a contractor over a long-running rubbish clearing dispute. Paolo Mannici, 90, was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to engaging in reckless conduct endangering life and possessing an unregistered handgun during the shooting at his Ravenhall worksite in 2020. Judge Damien Murphy noted both offences carry maximum penalties of seven and 10 years

Russia has denied using natural gas exports as a tool to “blackmail” Europe, a claim voiced by the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the switch to gas trade in rubles stems from the EU’s own actions. Last month, President Vladimir Putin announced that so-called “unfriendly countries” would have to pay

A senior minister has questioned the timing of Beijing’s security pact with the Solomon Islands Australia’s home affairs minister has accused China of attempting to interfere in an election set for next month, saying a recent security deal with a nearby Pacific nation suggested nefarious motives.  In comments to a Brisbane radio station on Wednesday, Karen Andrews warned that Australians ought to

Speech at the Council of Lawmakers meeting President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues. I would like to welcome all of you to our traditional meeting. I would like to congratulate you on the Day of Russian Parliamentarism, you and your colleagues, senators and deputies at all levels, legislative body staff and, of course, veteran MPs. In May, the Council of Lawmakers will be 10 years old. We have all seen for ourselves that this format is useful and essential. As it coordinates