Sally Rawsthorne

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Riley Walter |Perry Duffin |Sally Rawsthorne

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For almost a decade, Samimjan Azari has quietly climbed the ranks of the Alameddine crime clan. Once a gun and drug runner for the network, Azari spent years as a loyal cog in the machine of the sprawling criminal organisation, entrenching himself in Alameddine operations while flying largely under the radar of police as he gradually cemented his standing as a senior member.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Sally Rawsthorne

More than 1200 families on Sydney’s north shore and the CBD have received letters notifying them about a man who worked with children being charged with criminal offences. The man was charged by the Australian Federal Police in October over allegations of inappropriate behaviour, and has been in custody since being refused bail at that time. The man’s identity, his place of work and the children involved are all subject to strict non-publication orders.

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Sally Rawsthorne |Josefine Ganko |Riley C. Walter |Perry Duffin

Dramatic CCTV has shown the moment two masked gunmen burst into Auburn’s M Brothers Turkish restaurant while diners run into a back room and throw stools at the shooters in an attempt to protect themselves. The daylight shooting in the heart of Sydney’s west on Monday afternoon linked to infighting within the Alameddine crime clan was the third attempted assassination of Samimjan Azari, a senior member of the notorious crime group.

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Perry Duffin |Sally Rawsthorne

A former start-up boss once backed by billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Peter Thiel will face trial accused of a year-long campaign of domestic violence against his former partner, including stalking, kidnapping and assault. Paul Kevin Bennetts co-founded and ran superannuation firm Spaceship with backing from the founders of Atlassian and PayPal in 2016. At the time he told Vogue Australia Spaceship would look to the tech industry to enrich the super balances of Millennials.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Perry Duffin |Sally Rawsthorne

By Perry Duffin and Sally Rawsthorne June 17, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A former start-up boss once backed by billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Peter Thiel will face trial accused of a year-long campaign of domestic violence against his former partner, including stalking, kidnapping and assault.