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Teenage NRL player charged with gang murder

<p dir="ltr">A teenage NRL player has been charged with murder over the violent death of an underworld figure in July. </p> <p dir="ltr">Masei Tavui, a 19-year-old West Tigers player, was charged by Liverpool Police on Tuesday afternoon over the death of Dejan “Danny the Serb” Radulovic, who was killed while he was on parole. </p> <p dir="ltr">Police officers arrested the teenager in the early hours of the morning, before executing a search of his home in south-west Sydney. </p> <p dir="ltr">Tavui sat calmly talking to police in handcuffs before being taken away in a paddy wagon. </p> <p dir="ltr">They arrested the 19-year-old before they seized “clothing relevant to their investigation” that was uncovered during the search. </p> <p dir="ltr">“It will undergo further forensic examination,” NSW Police said. </p> <p dir="ltr">Radulovic was killed on July 29th after he was allegedly shot and stabbed in the Sydney suburb of Balmain following an altercation with two men.</p> <p dir="ltr">Officers arrived on the scene to find Mr Radulovic had sustained significant head and torso injuries, with police alleging his wounds were from being bashed and stabbed.</p> <p dir="ltr">He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he later died. </p> <p dir="ltr">An autopsy of the 29-year-old discovered he had also suffered a gunshot wound. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Police have been told Danny Radulovic was injured during an altercation with two men before the pair allegedly fled the scene in a white Jeep,” a NSW Police spokesperson said in a statement.</p> <p dir="ltr">Masei Tavui was refused bail and will face court next week.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: NSW Police</em></p>

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Frantic father's desperate plea after wife and daughters chased by gang of girls

<p>A concerned father is urging South Australia’s Education Department to step in after his wife and three daughters were chased through a shopping centre by a gang of school girls in Adelaide.</p> <p>They chased year 9 student Addison Rice, her two sisters and her mother through Mount Barker Central, after following her from Mount Barker High School.</p> <p>Addison and her family were then chased into Specsavers, where staff helped protect them by closing and locking the front door.</p> <p>Addison’s father Paul Rice explained the experience was distressing for his wife and children.</p> <p>"[They] started yelling screaming, [they were] abusing her, threatening her, trying to punch her," he said.</p> <p>"One of [my] other daughters had to step in to stop these [girls] from attacking [my] younger daughter.</p> <p>"I had my wife and three daughters in that shop being protected by the people that work there.”</p> <p>Witnesses recalled the group ganging up on the girl, leaving some of the older customers feeling unsafe.</p> <p>Officers dispersed the group of girls at the scene but said they would not be taking further action.</p> <p>In a letter sent out to parents of enrolled students, Mount Barker High School has assured they will take "strong action once the full details of the incident are determined”.</p> <p>Parents are also calling for harsher, potentially legal consequences for severe bullying incidents.</p> <p><em>Image credit: 9News / Nine</em></p>

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Roving gangs of bored monkeys raid homes

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the floods of tourists that usually flock to Bali unable to holiday on the resort island, its hungry resident monkeys have taken to raiding villagers’ homes in search of food and entertainment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Villagers in Sangeh say grey macaques have been coming to their homes from the nearby Sangeh Monkey Forest, spending their time hanging out on roofs and waiting for the right time to snatch a snack.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With concerns that the monkeys may turn wild or lead a full-on assault on the village, residents have been taking food, including fruit and peanuts, to the forest.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are afraid that the hungry monkeys will turn wild and vicious,” villager Saskara Gustu Alit said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 600 macaques live in the sanctuary that surrounds the famous Pura Bukit Sari temple.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Normally, the protected area is a popular spot for local residents shooting wedding photos, as well as international holidaymakers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to the pandemic, over 6,000 visitors typically came to the forest each month, but these numbers have dropped drastically to about 500 people, as Indonesia banned all foreign travelers from entering Bali in July.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The sanctuary has also been closed to local residents, meaning the monkeys have had no visitors at all.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843827/gettyimages-1135018189.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ec2eada32b94480fa0759c0eaf95153a" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Getty Images</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Operations manager Made Mohon said that the closure has also meant that the sanctuary is running low on money to buy food for the monkeys.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Donations from villagers have made a difference, but they are also donating less and less as they feel the economic sting, he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This prolonged pandemic is beyond our expectations,” Made Mohon said. “Food for monkeys has become a problem.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The monkeys’ daily diet of 200 kg of cassava, their staple food, and 10kg of bananas costs about 850,000 rupiah ($80) a day.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though macaques are omnivores and can eat a range of jungle animals and plants, the monkeys living in the sanctuary have developed a preference for other things, thanks to their contact with humans.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Often the monkeys will wander into the village and sit on roofs, causing mischief by removing and dropping roof tiles or making off with religious offerings placed outside by villagers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“A few days ago I attended a traditional ceremony at a temple near the Sangeh forest,” Gustu Alit said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When I parked my car and took out two plastic bags containing food and flowers as offerings, two monkeys suddenly appeared and grabbed it all and ran into the forest very fast.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since the monkeys usually have visitors to interact with - whether they’re jumping on shoulders, stealing sunglasses, or pulling at clothes - Gustu Alit believes boredom, not just hunger, is driving the monkeys.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That’s why I have urged villagers to come to the forest to play with the monkeys and offer them food,” he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think they need to interact with humans as often as possible so that they do not go wild.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></span></p>

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“You don’t take chances”: Scott Morrison reveals security fears for daughters after bikie gang crackdown

<p>Prime Minister Scott Morrison has gotten surprisingly candid about the security detail that was needed for his family when he expelled a key gang leader from Australia.</p> <p>In an exclusive interview with<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6112704392001" target="_blank">Sky News</a>,<span> </span></em>Morrison told Graeme “Richo” Richardson that an increase in security was needed after he banned Rebels bikie gang boss Alex Vella from the country.</p> <p>As Morrison was Immigration Minister at the time of the ban in 2014, he cancelled Vella’s visa three days after the bikie boss known as the “Maltese Falcon” left Australia for overseas.</p> <p>Richardson asked Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny if they ever stayed in the Sutherland Shire, but Morrison said that they didn’t.</p> <p>“The whole security bandwagon is, well, it’s quite inconvenient to my neighbours,” he said.</p> <p>He then went onto explain what happened when he moved on the Rebels gang boss in 2014.</p> <p>“When I was Immigration Minister we had, sadly, had to have full time security there for a quite long period of time...there was some amendment and changes made to the house at that time,” Mr Morrison said.</p> <p>“That was when we kicked out Vella, the head of the bikie gang.</p> <p>“And for some time we had, and even the kids on that occasion.</p> <p>“Now thankfully nothing came of that, but when you are dealing with outlaw motorcycle gang bosses, you don’t take chances.”</p> <p>At the time, Morrison’s daughters were four and six years old.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B12dXiyHwYD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B12dXiyHwYD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Scott Morrison (@scottmorrisonmp)</a> on Aug 31, 2019 at 6:55pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Vella had lived in Australia for decades and had a wife and children living in Sydney. However, he never became a citizen and is threatening a legal challenge to having his visa cancelled.</p> <p>Despite the Rebels gang boss and many of his friends and family raising money and campaigning for Vella’s, Morrison remains firm in his decision.</p> <p>“I stand by my decision to cancel his visa and I stand by the decision not to review that decision.</p> <p>“He is in Malta and according to our government’s policy, that’s where he will stay.</p> <p>“They can pursue this through the courts, and they will do that no doubt.</p> <p>“It is not the government’s plan or policy or demeanour to give this character a visa.</p> <p>“We cancelled the visa that Labor renewed when it came to Mr Vella and I stand by that 100 per cent.”</p>

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Melbourne gangland widow Roberta Williams arrested

<p>Roberta Williams, who is the former wife of gangland figure Carl Williams, has been arrested in Melbourne.</p> <p>She was led from her house in handcuffs by police and told media to “f*** off”.</p> <p>The authorities told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/roberta-williams-arrested-in-relation-to-alleged-kidnapping-incident-melbourne-news-update/4872274d-802c-4705-8047-d38ac8215622" target="_blank">9News</a> that the arrest is part of an investigation into an alleged kidnapping incident that took place in Collingwood last month.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Stephanie Anderson was at Roberta Williams’ home when she was arrested, LISTEN to what she had to say. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9Today?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9Today</a> <a href="https://t.co/TitLkjM9ei">pic.twitter.com/TitLkjM9ei</a></p> — The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1158879318316990465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">6 August 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Ryan Nemenko, 36, told 7News in July that he was kidnapped and lured to a Collingwood apartment after agreeing to produce a reality program associated with the Williams family.</p> <p>“I just thought I was dead, I thought this was it,” he told <a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/news/vic/tv-producer-on-roberta-williams-reality-show-speaks-out-on-alleged-kidnap-plot-c-361432" target="_blank">7News</a>.</p> <p>“(Now) I just want to stay inside, I don't want to go anywhere. I don't want to do anything. I don't want to speak to anybody.”</p> <p>He was bound, beaten and told to contact relatives to transfer money into accounts to secure his freedom.</p> <p>Victoria Police issued a statement that confirmed five search warrants were executed on properties in Craigieburn, Greensborough and Strathmore as part of an ongoing investigation, according to <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.news.com.au/news/national/melbourne-gangland-widow-roberta-williams-has-been-arrested/news-story/1f8d4a17ed7c877b8b2442414578116a" target="_blank">news.com.au</a>.</em></p> <p>“This investigation centres on allegations of false imprisonment and extortion with threats to kill,” a spokeswoman said.</p> <p>“A 50-year-old Strathmore woman, two Greensborough men aged 24 and 27, and a 24-year-old Craigieburn man were arrested and are currently assisting police with their enquiries.”</p> <p>Her husband, Carl Williams, was jailed for murder and drug trafficking – with his crime history becoming publicly well-known in the Channel 9 TV series,<span> </span><em>Underbelly</em>. </p>

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