Carl Williams
The gangland killing that John Silvester can’t stop thinking about
In a new miniseries, the respected crime reporter, along with former top cop Stuart Bateson, revisits the contract killers who once ruled Melbourne.
- Bridget McManus
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A shooting in front of children at a footy clinic shifted everything in the notorious Underbelly war
The gangland wars between Carl Williams and the Moran family dominated Melbourne for years. Now, John Silvester talks to one of the lead police investigators about what it took to put some of them behind bars.
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A bloody mafia war, a heist and a courthouse execution: The secrets bubbling below a city’s surface
Coffee with Carl Williams, sacred sites where gangsters roam free: This is the dark history of Australia’s underbelly
- John Silvester and Pablo Barnes
Winter Olympics, MAFS spin-off and celebrities swimming with sharks: Nine reveals 2026 programs
No new drama or comedy was announced, with the broadcaster instead leaning heavily on sport, game shows, reality and crime.
- Louise Rugendyke
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- Crime
He stopped for cigarettes moments before a deadly ambush. It was the clue police needed
Investigators in Bali, and diplomats from Australia, are scrambling to piece together how a clutch of Australians came to be at the centre of one of the most violent shootings in Bali’s history.
- Amilia Rosa and Sherryn Groch
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Australian arrested in Bali over fatal shooting ambush at villa
Indonesian police say they have detained two men over the shooting that left Zivan Radmanovic dead and underworld-linked Sanar Ghanim seriously injured.
- Amilia Rosa and Sherryn Groch
Australian suspects in Bali villa shooting face death penalty
Indonesian police have launched a manhunt for two Australians after an ambush at a luxury villa left a Melbourne man dead and another man with gangland links seriously injured.
- Amilia Rosa, Rachael Dexter and Cassidy Knowlton
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Former partner of Carl Williams’ step-daughter wounded in Bali shooting, another man dead
The wife of the man killed told local media two attackers were wearing bright orange jackets and dark black helmets.
- Amilia Rosa and Hannah Hammoud
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- Naked City
Crooks who zigged when they should have zagged
He remembered to floss but forgot to duck. Here’s our list of 10 of the underworld’s biggest blunders.
- John Silvester
Roberta Williams’ property raided as part of fraud probe
A dozen police spent hours combing the property and vehicles, seizing several items.
- Gillian Lantouris and Alexander Darling