The Latest Breaking News from Tony Mokbel

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's big jet plane dreams as he tastes freedom

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel is excited about jetting overseas after nearly two decades in jail or on bail, after prosecutors dropped retrial plans.

AAP · Feb 5

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

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

Accused wife killer's family offers $250,000 bail

A man accused of murdering his wife joked about killing her and moving overseas before she drowned in a kayak trip and he relocated to Thailand, a judge heard.

AAP · Aug 6, 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