Gangsters, gamblers and Crown casino: how it all went wrong

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 27th July, 2019 PM News Update [Jenny Jiang, former Crown employee, for Nick McKenzie Crown junkets story]( [Gangsters, gamblers and Crown casino: how it all went wrong]( BY Former Crown employee Jenny Jiang was arrested and jailed for breaking Chinese gambling law. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Kalgoorlie, Geraldton crews join search for missing truckie in remote WA]( Additional police and emergency crews have been deployed to search for missing truckie Tony Hickey, whose explosives-filled truck burst into flames near Mount Magnet on Friday afternoon. [WA Police are searching for Tony Hickey. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Australian athletes safe after ceiling collapse leaves two dead]( Nine foreign athletes were injured in a tragic nightclub incident at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, with Australians among those at the scene. [Members of Australia's women's water polo team were at the Coyote Ugly nightclub near the Athletes Village when a ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Residents of Melbourne's Australia 108 tower complain of 'cracking']( Residents of Melbourne's tallest building have complained about cracking noises and other defects that have left some fearing for their safety. [The Australia 108 building on Southbank Boulevard is still under construction.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Strong earthquakes unleash tragedy in northern Philippines]( The first pre-dawn quake caused five of the eight casualties so far. Some 60 people were injured. [A damaged house in Itbayat town, Batanes islands, northern Philippines after a strong earthquake struck on Saturday.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Brazil challenges Russia, China to hear Venezuelans' cry for freedom]( Few issues divide the BRICS group as deeply as how to deal with Venezuela, whose socialist government is strongly backed by Russia and China. [A supporter of opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela Juan Guaido, holds a sign that reads ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The woman who predicted last financial crisis is sounding alarm again]( "Whether it's this year or next year, the odds of another economic downturn are high - and growing," she wrote. [Senator Elizabeth Warren, right, speaks beside CNN political analyst April Ryan at the 110th NAACP Annual Convention in ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Do customers need to start picking up the tab for the cost of proper wages?]( "Bloody hard work": Restaurant and cafe owners are struggling to pay staff award rates because of tough competition and low profit margins. [Restaurateur Attila Yilmaz struggles to pay his staff their full wage and still keep the restaurant open.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['What makes a father?': the sperm donor who asked the courts to answer this question tells his story]( How far will a father go to see his children and to be part of their lives? Quite a lot, judging by the example of Robert Masson, who took his case to the High Court. [This man helped raise two girls - one of whom is his biological child - with a lesbian couple. When the women planned to ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Think legroom on planes is bad now? It's about to get much worse]( Air travel is becoming a test of physical endurance. Seats have shrunk, legroom has vanished -- and the airlines aren't done with you yet. [Not enough space? Better get used to it.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [What happens when you go barefoot? Not what you'd expect, study says]( Next to the doorstep at East Brunswick Kindergarten sits a basket. Every day, it fills up with tiny shoes. Red ones and blue ones, velcro and laces, open-toe and closed. [Frances Healey, 4, with Charlotte Broadhurst, 5, and Annika Steele, 4, at East Brunswick Kindergarten. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Athletic, explosive': Franklin far from gone, says premiership coach]( This has been the type of season the Swans would have been fearing for Lance Franklin when they signed him to his blockbuster deal. [Buddy brilliant: Lance Franklin booted three goals against the Crows, almost single-handedly dragging Sydney back into ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [World swimming championships a wake-up call for Olympic movement]( The bust-up between Mack Horton and Sun Yang brought the world titles to life - and that's a real concern for the Tokyo Games. [Mack Horton is unlikely to face sanctions following his protest at Sun Yang's gold medal.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for WA Today membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At WA Today, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer WA Today services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conditions of use]( [Privacy policy]( Copyright © 2019 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia