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Nine charged over mafia-style empire
NINE men have been charged over a multi-million dollar, mafia-style drug empire smashed by police in dawn raids across Sydney and Melbourne.

Second suspect in wheelchair bashing
A SECOND Sydney youth's being questioned over the bashing of a disabled Canadian tourist beaten with a metal bar ripped from his own wheelchair.

Why Clarke couldn't take anymore
AN angry phone call and a tearful visit to DJ friend: weekend it all went wrong for Lara.

Clarke ends relationship with Lara - report
MICHAEL Clarke and Lara Bingle have separated and cancelled their wedding, new reports claim.

Irishman 'just dropped' during assault
IRISHMAN David Keohane was bashed and robbed because he was the only person walking down a Sydney street in the early hours of August 9, 2008.

Man 'took pictures of naked kids in pool'
A MAN has been charged after allegedly using a hole in a fence to photograph naked children swimming in a backyard Sydney pool.

Man 'goes on rampage after row'
A MAN allegedly set fire to a house with three people inside, then threatened a woman with a machete and led police on car chase through NSW's Hunter region.

'Italian Mafia drug ring' busted
A MULTI-million dollar family drug empire allegedly run by members of the Italian mafia has been busted this morning following police raids in Sydney and Mildura.

Escaped prisoner found under mattress
A PRISONER who escaped from a courthouse in northern NSW has been found hiding under a mattress.