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The Latest Breaking News from Nicola Gobbo

Lawyer-turned-informer Gobbo loses compensation appeal

A former barrister has suffered another legal loss, with an appeal court dismissing her claim that police risked her safety when her informer cover was blown.

AAP · Sep 11

Complex legal battle ahead for Mokbel if he sues state

As drug kingpin Tony Mokbel awakes to his first morning as a free man, he faces a tough battle if he seeks a compensation claim against a state government.

AAP · Feb 6

Mokbel 'sorry saga' drags on as retrial left in limbo

Underworld identity Tony Mokbel is still facing the possibility of another trial over alleged drug importation offending dating back to 2005.

AAP · Dec 19, 2025

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Underworld kingpin Mokbel avoids a return to prison

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has been sentenced to time already served after losing a bid to have one of his trafficking convictions quashed.

AAP · Nov 6, 2025

Gangland kingpin tipped to avoid more time behind bars

A gangland figure could be sent back to prison after three judges rejected one of his appeals and ordered a retrial on another charge.

AAP · Oct 3, 2025

Australian Drug Kingpin To Face Retrial In Police Informant Scandal

A court in Melbourne ruled Friday that one of Australia's most famous drug kingpins must face a retrial after his defence lawyer was revealed to have been a police informant.

International Business Times · Oct 3, 2025

Mokbel drug convictions 'infected' but retrial on cards

An underworld figure faces a retrial on a 2005 drug importation charge after three judges delivered a mixed ruling on his appeal against three convictions.

AAP · Oct 2, 2025

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Mokbel's wait to wipe 'tainted' convictions continues

Gangland figure Tony Mokbel will have to wait to learn if he successfully appealed drug-trafficking and importation convictions.

AAP · Sep 4, 2025

Mokbel argues he suffered a miscarriage of justice

Underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel claims police, prosecutors and barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo tainted his drug-trafficking convictions.

AAP · Sep 3, 2025

Prosecutor-turned-judge in firing line at Mokbel appeal

Lawyers for a drug kingpin have taken aim at a judge claiming he should have disclosed a police informer's status sooner when director of public prosecutions.

AAP · Sep 1, 2025

Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Double-crossing gangland barrister Nicola Gobbo will consider appealing a judgment dismissing her claim that police risked her safety when her cover was blown.

AAP · Jun 13, 2025

Date locked in for drug kingpin's appeal hearing

Underworld figure Tony Mokbel will have to wait another four months to have an appeal against his drug trafficking and importation convictions heard.

AAP · May 16, 2025

Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal

The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging findings made against police in drug kingpin Tony Mokbel's drug conviction appeal.

AAP · Apr 15, 2025

Tony Mokbel: Drug Lord Set To Walk Free After Explosive Lawyer X Scandal—Here's What You Need To Know

Tony Mokbel's back on Melbourne's streets after the Lawyer X scandal blew open his case.

International Business Times UK · Apr 4, 2025

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AAP · Mar 31, 2025

Gangland figure Mokbel may taste freedom in three days

Gangland figure Tony Mokbel will learn his fate in days after making a bid for freedom on bail ahead of his long-awaited Lawyer X appeal.

AAP · Nov 25, 2024

Police in 'joint criminal enterprise' to get Mokbel

A judge has accused police of operating a "joint criminal enterprise" to take down drug kingpin Tony Mokbel by using his lawyer Nicola Gobbo as an informer.

AAP · Nov 21, 2024

Judge 'mystified' as Gobbo closes case against police

Lawyers for barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo have put their final case forward as her trial against the state of Victoria wraps up.

AAP · Nov 20, 2024

Lawyer X Gobbo 'made the choice' to become an informer

Barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo did not have to become a human source, lawyers representing Victoria have argued at her civil trial against police.

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AAP · Oct 7, 2024

Gobbo admits she could have left cop informer briefing

Barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo concedes senior police did not force her stay in a meeting where she was introduced to the idea of being an informer.

AAP · Oct 7, 2024

Gobbo claims she didn't know about Mokbel's escape plan

'Lawyer X' Nicola Gobbo has contradicted Tony Mokbel's claims she was aware the drug kingpin was planning to abscond to Greece during his trial.

AAP · Oct 3, 2024

'I'm broken': Gobbo on years since Lawyer X reveal

Barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo has told a civil trial the past five years in hiding have left her tired and broken.

AAP · Oct 1, 2024

Melbourne's Underbelly relived as Nicola Gobbo speaks

'Lawyer X' Nicola Gobbo has detailed early interactions with gangland clients including Tony Mokbel and Carl Williams after taking the stand a civil trial.

AAP · Oct 1, 2024

Nicola Gobbo's struggles in hiding aired in civil trial

'Lawyer X' Nicola Gobbo's experiences in hiding since she was outed as a police informer have been aired in her civil trial against Victoria Police.

AAP · Sep 29, 2024

Police 'groomed' lawyer-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo

Victoria Police has been accused of "grooming" Nicola Gobbo into becoming a source and revealing confidential information about dangerous gangland clients.

AAP · Sep 19, 2024

Gobbo drops push to recuse all Vic judges from lawsuit

Lawyers for informant Nicola Gobbo will not pursue an application to recuse all Victorian judges from presiding over her case against Victoria Police.

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