Cremorne
Gattellari sentenced over McGurk murder
Kate McClymont Without exchanging a word or even acknowledging the other's presence, former boxer Lucky Gattellari and his one-time assistant Senad Kaminic sat side by side in the dock at the Supreme Court waiting...
Evidence error: Medich trial date under threat
Lisa Davies The upcoming committal hearing of accused murderer millionaire Ron Medich is under threat after a court heard that an "oversight" by the NSW Crime Commission has led to the discovery of a large...
Red books cast light on Medich links
Kate McClymont When the Sydney businessman Michael McGurk was murdered outside his Cremorne home in September 2009, sensational claims emerged that he had made a tape he claimed could bring down the NSW government.
Medich points finger at Gattellari
Kate McClymont, Lisa Davies Property millionaire Ron Medich has suggested his former right-hand man Lucky Gattellari had a motive for the murder of Sydney businessman Michael McGurk, according to documents tendered in court on...
Sydney's shrinking blue-collar sector
Matt Wade Blue-collar strongholds in Sydney's west have shrunk dramatically over the past decade and some close to the central business district have vanished altogether as the city's employment profile...
Secret letters reveal an officer's royal relationship
Tim Barlass He was an Australian army officer educated at Shore Grammar with blue eyes and fair hair.
Bubbles have all burst for Lucky, court told
Lisa Davies THE former boxer Lucky Gattellari could spend ''a number of weeks'' giving evidence against his former friend and business partner Ron Medich, with a court being told his statements in the Michael...
Grand vision is a sight to see
Anne Davies Two decades on, a pollie's dream gives the foreshore back to the people.
Date set for Medich murder hearing as key witnesses await sentences
Kate McClymont PROPERTY tycoon Ron Medich will face a committal hearing over the murder of his former business associate Michael McGurk.
Chang's killer to be released as appeal fails
Paul Bibby THE man who murdered the heart surgeon Victor Chang is set to be released and deported to Malaysia on Monday after the NSW Attorney-General failed in his Supreme Court attempt to keep him in jail.
All hands on deck as baths prepare for pool parties
John Huxley PLASTIC booms on the shark-proof net need to be rehung. Razor-sharp oyster shells must be chipped from the retaining wall.
McGurk murdered for making partner look fool in front of wife: court papers
Kate McClymont Millionaire property developer Ron Medich's allegedly wanted Michael McGurk murdered because his former business partner was making him the "laughing stock of the eastern suburbs" and "a fool in...
Brother got cold feet over plot to kill McGurk: police
Saffrom Howden The second of two brothers accused of conspiring to murder businessman Michael McGurk appeared in court this morning, but did not apply for bail.
ICAC to investigate claim that ex-minister took Medich bribe
Kate McClymont, Sean Nicholls THE Independent Commission Against Corruption is set to hold one of its most sensational inquiries with the former Labor minister Ian Macdonald accused of receiving a bribe from the millionaire...
Downsized on pay day
Heath Aston Blake Adair-Roberts and Raihan Uddin know their way around a hamburger.
McGurk lump sum was loan to brothel owners, not for sex
Kate McClymont A DISPUTE over whether $500,000 that the murdered businessman Michael McGurk paid to brothel owners was a loan or the payment of debts has been finalised in the Supreme Court.
Property developer, company fined $133,000 after employee's death fall
Kate McClymont A PROPERTY development company and its director, John Med- ich, have been convicted and fined $133,000 after a worker fell almost six metres to his death.
Ron Medich a big loser in Adam Tilley's insolvency arrangement
Vanda Carson and Kate McClymont THE fallout from the murder of the Cremorne wheeler-dealer Michael McGurk continues, with the accused murderer Ron Medich set to lose the bulk of $17 million after lending money to the finance broker...
Medich and co keep police busy
Kate McClymont LOOKING dapper in a dark suit with a white shirt and mauve tie, accused murderer Ron Medich was surrounded by journalists as he squeezed on to a wooden bench at the back of Central Criminal Court...
Residents rally over post office closures
Kelsey Munro HELL hath no fury like a post office customer scorned.
