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Exclusive Chateau Gatto sells to mystery buyer
A MYSTERY buyer has secured underworld figure Mick Gatto’s Lower Plenty mansion for an unknown sum after offers closed for the colourful identity’s multimillion-dollar pad.
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Nikki Francis-Coslovich Dad’s goodbye to his ‘angel of happiness’
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NIKKI Francis-Coslovich died a brutal death, but it is unlikely anyone will ever face justice over her death.
‘Gravy train’ claim over magistrate perks
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Nikki’s agony Authorities knew Torney was violent
CHILD protection workers knew toddler Nikki Francis-Coslovich’s stepfather was a violent criminal two months before her murder, but closed their case on the vulnerable girl.
Nikki Francis-Coslovich Dad’s goodbye to his ‘angel of happiness’
NICOLAS Coslovich was already a man with not much when his little girl died. Now Nick feels justice for his daughter has been taken away, too.
Exclusive Chateau Gatto sells to mystery buyer
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AUSTRALIA will dump refugees who refuse an offer of resettlement on the tiny Micronesian island of Nauru for a 20-year visa sentence with no further assistance.
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Green light New lights cleared for notorious intersection
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Commission split on Cotchin, Mitchell call
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