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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Mahmood Fazal |Lesley Robinson |Anushri Sood
At one of the first cage fighting shows in Australia, a 12-year-old boy saw his future in the brutal and bloody sporting battle. "When I told my dad that I wanted to do it professionally, I got a bit of a hiding," Tyson Pedro recalls. "Dad was promoting these shows, and he knew there was no money in it.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Mahmood Fazal |Mayeta Clark |Lesley Robinson |Lara Sonnenschein
Sayit Akca, the man accused of orchestrating a series of antisemitic attacks in Sydney, has spoken exclusively to Four Corners, admitting he was involved in sourcing a caravan full of explosives. Speaking from his hideout in Türkiye, Akca denied he was the mastermind behind a spree of antisemitic attacks and insisted he was helping authorities get explosives off the street.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Mahmood Fazal
Sayit Acka, the man publicly labelled the mastermind behind a series of anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney, has spoken exclusively to Four Corners, admitting he was involved in sourcing a caravan full of explosives. Akca denies orchestrating the attacks but says the caravan filled with explosives was part of a trade-in with the Australian Federal Police in an attempt to negotiate a deal.
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2 months ago | 
tobemagazine.com.au | Claire Summers |Mahmood Fazal |Lameah Nayeem
It took Harrison Ritchie-Jones about eight weeks to respond to eleven questions about his latest performance, TANTRUM for 6, which debuted at Darebin Arts Centre last February. When your work is as intense and immersive as his, emails understandably fall down the priority list. We will let it slide!Ritchie-Jones is known for his unconventional approach to dance, combining a range of styles and techniques with a focus on physicality, surreal storytelling and experimentation.
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
tobemagazine.com.au | Alexia Petsinis |Mahmood Fazal |Billy De Luca
In their first solo exhibition, Orange, photographers Tanya and Zhenya Posternak scrutinise the act of seeing. Celebrated in fashion and editorial circles for their close-up, soft-focus images, the twin sisters—known for their work with Alaïa, Loewe, and Pop Magazine—often position themselves above or below their subjects, capturing the full scope of the scene.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | David Estcourt |Mahmood Fazal
Several military-grade rocket launchers stolen from a military base decades ago remain missing. A short video, exclusively obtained by the ABC, purports to show someone in possession of the rocket launchers. Police say the intelligence isn't actionable, but leaked messages suggest they're still seeking the weapons. Now, they're being used in a gangland trade.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | David Estcourt |Mahmood Fazal
NSW Police have received fresh information on the whereabouts of a cache of military-grade rocket launchers stolen from an Australian base over two decades ago. It comes as a prominent Sydney underworld figure attempts to reveal their location in exchange for a trade. The unrecovered M72 portable anti-tank weapons, previously used by the Australian Defence Force, disappeared from a Queensland military base between 2002 and 2003.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
tobemagazine.com.au | Billy De Luca |Mahmood Fazal |CHRISTOPHER POLACK
In James Barth's works, we witness a conflict. Awash in cold metal and the sweat of decaying plant matter, The Clumped Spirit begs the question: Where is the line distinguishing representation and personality? On exhibit at the Institute of Modern Art until December 22, Barth dissolves the roles of identity and representation. After training as a self-portraitist at the Queensland College of Art, Barth quickly shed the traditional paradigms of the painting discipline.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Mahmood Fazal |Ronan Sharkey |Dylan Welch
Alen Moradian is dead. It's June 2023, and surveillance devices record as his alleged killers celebrate. "If you like Pina Coladas …" one man sings, laughing with his associates. "I love youse," another says. "I love you more," a third man replies. For three weeks, police recorded as this group allegedly orchestrated the murder of Moradian – one of Australia's most feared organised crime figures.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
tobemagazine.com.au | Grace Sandles |Annabel Blue |Mahmood Fazal |Sophie Prince
Moksha Richards is an artist working in illustration, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Hailing from the Northern Rivers, NSW, Richards lived in Melbourne for several years before relocating to Berlin in July 2023. Soon after we became friends, I was immediately impressed by the accuracy and depth of her interrogative work. Several weeks ago, Richards and I spoke extensively over the phone, and this interview is a concision (of sorts) of our dialogue.
