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1 week ago | smh.com.au | Sherryn Groch |Patrick Begley

By Sherryn Groch and Patrick Begley June 17, 2025 — 7.27pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Melbourne barrister Leon Zwier had only been in Tel Aviv a few days when sirens in the city blared to life. It was 3am on Friday, and a new front in Israel’s long-simmering conflict with Iran had begun. Within hours of Israel’s attack on Iran, word came that Iran had sent back a retaliatory wave of drones.

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Sherryn Groch |Patrick Begley

Another Melbourne woman had already lost relatives in the strikes, he said. “Some children have had to leave their elderly relatives behind.”Somayeh Shad and her daughter, Hanieh Ebrahimi, who live in Sydney’s Hills District after fleeing Iran’s regime as refugees 12 years ago, are anxiously waiting for information about their relatives.

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Sherryn Groch

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The job ad comes via the older brother of a friend. It’s heavy with industry jargon, and light on grammar, but the offer is clear: fast cash for one night’s work. Being old enough to have a driver’s licence isn’t a requirement, though a car will be supplied. Two of them, in fact – one for the job, one for after. They will both be stolen.

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Sherryn Groch |Cassandra Morgan

By Sherryn Groch and Cassandra MorganUpdated May 26, 2025 — 4.13pmfirst published at 7.13am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Anthony was on his way to buy a Boost juice and an air fryer when he and his partner rounded a shopping centre corner and saw two people “wildly” swinging machetes. The duo, wearing balaclavas, were allegedly facing off against three or four others.

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Sherryn Groch

The ex-partner of a tobacco war boss was stopped at the border. Her luggage was a luxury treasure trove, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The ex-partner of tobacco war kingpin Kazem “Kaz” Hamad has been arrested after she was intercepted at the airport allegedly carrying luxury watches and cash to the crime boss overseas.