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1 month ago | 
cairnspost.com.au | Josh Hanrahan |Madeline Crittenden
A ruthless Asian crime gang who murdered one of their own on a remote cannabis farm outside of Bathurst came unstuck when they got greedy and tried to extort $50,000 from the dead man’s family. Chong Kai “Jacky” Wong had helped to set up the drug plantation on a farm in Killongbutta, in western NSW, installing the greenhouses and even investing $10,000 of his own money. But on December 28, 2020, the Malaysian national was killed by his fellow cartel members.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
dailytelegraph.com.au | Josh Hanrahan
Tobacco wars have erupted on Sydney’s streets with one man allegedly having a toe cut off and two others being savagely bashed, during a foiled attempt to steal more than one tonne of illegal tobacco. Ahamad Dudu, 26, and Mohamad Kaddour, 24, were allegedly stopped by NSW Police among a group of eight men fleeing a Condell Park industrial unit late on Saturday, January 4.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
cairnspost.com.au | Josh Hanrahan
National bullying standards for schools across Australia need to be “transparent” to ensure the parents of both bullies and their victims know what is going on, especially in the wake of Charlotte O’Brien’s death, experts say. State and territory leaders from across the country put their weight behind The Telegraph’s campaign for a consistent national standard in all private, public and government schools over the weekend, to coincide with the launch of the Charlotte’s Wish documentary.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
cairnspost.com.au | Josh Hanrahan
Country towns across NSW facing a youth crime crisis are being warned to act now and call for more to be done, before they end up the next Alice Springs. Darren Clarke has been leading the push for awareness about the carnage unfolding in the Northern Territory city for many years, but particularly in the past 18 months as the problems have made national headlines.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
cairnspost.com.au | Josh Hanrahan
The state’s road toll continues to explode, with 18 deaths in the past month alone leading to calls for police to be more visible everywhere from highways to country back roads. A total of 206 people have died on NSW roads since the start of 2024, a jump of 16 on the same time last year.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
adelaidenow.com.au | Josh Hanrahan
A dog was shot and a woman threatened by two men during a violent home invasion over the weekend. Police were called to Leigh Crescent in Claymore about 7pm on Sunday after reports that a female dog had suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Officers were told a 19-year-old woman who lived at the home was also threatened with the weapon, before two men fled the scene. In a statement, NSW Police said the pet was taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
cairnspost.com.au | Josh Hanrahan
A disabled grandmother has taken hotel goliaths the Laundys to court, and even drawn in NRL star brothers Sam and Luke Burgess, as part of a desperate bid to stay living with her cat at a Woy Woy pub. Pamela Maytom rushed from the Central Coast to the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney late on Saturday afternoon to launch legal action against millionaire father-and-son pub owners Arthur and Stuart Laundy, in an eleventh-hour bid to continue residing at the Bayview Hotel.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
news.com.au | Josh Hanrahan |Anton Rose
A disabled grandmother has taken hotel goliaths the Laundys to court, and even drawn in NRL star brothers Sam and Luke Burgess, as part of a desperate bid to stay living with her family and cat above a Woy Woy pub. Pamela Maytom rushed from the Central Coast to the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney late on Saturday afternoon to launch legal action against millionaire father-and-son pub owners Arthur and Stuart Laundy, in an eleventh-hour bid to continue residing at the Bayview Hotel.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
archive.md | Josh Hanrahan |Madeline Crittenden
The teen was charged over what sources said were plans to carry out an alleged ‘Christchurch-style’ attack last September, but The Daily Telegraph can reveal they were dismissed in Surry Hills Children’s Court on mental health grounds in February this year. It is understood the teen was put into a deradicalisation program under the Department of Community and Justice.
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May 13, 2024 | 
news.com.au | Josh Hanrahan
ExclusiveA women’s State of Origin star has prioritised NSW Blues training camp over a court case against her mother, leading to the matter being dismissed and a top lawyer to slam the involvement of police. An argument between NRLW star Jessica Sergis and her mother Jenny while on the way back from a function to their Maroubra home in January 2023 resulted in NSW Police being called, and applying for an apprehended violence order (AVO) against Mrs Sergis on behalf of her daughter.
