Australia news live: Allan was subjected to ‘vile sexism’ as premier, Gillard says; former Melbourne gangster sentenced to life in prison in Iraq

Kazem Hamad, a former Melbourne gangster believed to be a key player in the city's tobacco wars, has been sentenced to life in prison in Iraq. The National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation reports that Iraq's Karkh criminal court convicted him on drug trafficking charges.

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