Good morning readers and welcome to today’s live blog.
This morning, court and crime reporter Rebecca Peppiatt has revealed that police are closing in on a family crime syndicate suspected of being behind Perth’s escalating tobacco wars.
Last week, Police Commissioner Col Blanch revealed he believed “tobacco king” Kazem Hamad was trying to expand his monopoly of the illicit tobacco trade to Western Australia, following firebombings and shootings at several Perth stores in recent months.
Read more here.
Maytham Hamad leaving Perth Magistrates Court in June 2025.
And, as footy fever ramps up, self-described “West Coast tragic” Brendan Foster has dived into whether he should be supporting Fremantle in their finals bid on Saturday evening.
His main message? “Go the Suns”.
You can read more about why here.
Stay with us as more news breaks throughout the day.
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