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Guests at a high-end resort in Bali have praised the "phenomenal" efforts of staff after a major fire took hold in the main restaurant.

The blaze broke out at about 7am local time (9am AEDT) on the second level of the main restaurant at Club Med Bali in Nusa Dua.

Vision shows large flames tearing through a structure with a straw roof.

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Onlookers appeared shocked as large plumes of black smoke billowed from the building.

In a statement to nine.com.au, Club Med Pacific general manager Michelle Davies confirmed the fire had been extinguished and nobody was injured.

"The safety and wellbeing of our guests and staff remain our utmost priority," she said.

"We can confirm that everyone was brought to safety and that no guests or staff members have been impacted."

It was hotel guest Haley Priest's first time staying at Club Med Bali, after travelling to Nusa Dua from Mudgee in NSW with her husband and daughter.

She described being awoken by fire alarms around 7.15am and evacuated to the nearby beach by staff.

"They cleared every room, even though the rooms were not in imminent danger," she said.

Priest praised the "superhuman" efforts of staff to ensure guests were kept safe.

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"There was minimal panic, and we did not at all feel unsafe during the process," Priest said.

"By 7.30 we all had bottles of water. Staff, including upper management, were checking in with all the guests and keeping us informed.

"They had the beach bar running at full capacity for anyone's needs. A kid's creche and play area had been set up on the grass and was fully staffed with games and crafts."

Davies confirmed resort operations "resumed in a limited capacity" once the fire was extinguished.

Priest said her family were given the green light to return to their room around 8.30am.

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The hotel seemed to be "running as normal" outside of the impacted restaurant and the pool, which guests were told would reopen tomorrow, she said.

"The team here have been phenomenal," Priest said.

"They had moved the full restaurant facilities to the second restaurant and we were being fed by 9.15am.

Footage taken inside the restaurant before the fire shows a sprawling buffet hall with international dining options and multiple cooking stations.

"Super sad as the restaurant was an incredible buffet with amazing chefs, but they will rebuild," Priest said.

"If anything it's made me want to come back again to support the resort and the wonderful staff in it."

Club Med Bali is an all-inclusive resort featuring almost 400 rooms.

Part of the Club Med chain, known for its all-inclusive, high end resorts, the hotel is popular with tourists and families travelling to Bali.

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The hired sniper convicted of murdering a bikie leader at a drag racing event with a long-range shot can be identified after a gag order was lifted.

Benjamin Luke Johnston gunned down Nick Martin at Perth Motorplex in December 2020 as the then-Rebels chief sat with his wife and associates in the spectator area.

The former soldier's name was previously suppressed by the courts for his safety after he agreed to give evidence against Comancheros bikie David James Pye, who has also been convicted of Martin's murder.

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Johnston, 43, successfully applied to the Supreme Court today for the order to be lifted, saying it was negatively impacting his life in prison.

Mail was not reaching him and people were having difficulty booking prison visits to see him, Justice Joseph McGrath said as he delivered his reasons for lifting the gag order.

The prison population knows who Johnston is, the court heard, and he has no fears for his safety in protective custody.

He also wants to enrol in a university course while he is serving his 20-year sentence and the suppression order on his identity was preventing this, Justice McGrath said.

The former army reservist who was an artillery gunner carried out extensive research for his sniper attack, including flying a drone over Martin's home to assess the security and approaching within 10m of him at the racetrack.

On another night, he sneaked into the venue and moved a safety ramp which interfered with the line of sight between Martin's usual seat and his intended shooting position.

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The gunman, who said he worked for BHP at one time, tested his high-powered rifle by firing 200 rounds at a small target in isolated bushland.

On the night of the killing, Johnston put on a camouflage suit and gloves, climbed through a hole in the fence and crawled to his position in a heavily vegetated area.

The assassin watched Martin through the scope of his rifle for about 10 to 15 minutes as he made adjustments based on wind speed calculations and other factors.

He fired a single shot from a .308-calibre rifle which struck Martin on the chest, causing him to exclaim: "I've been shot".

"Exactly 365 metres," Johnston said during Pye's trial.

"His entourage of bikies were sitting around him to act as muscle protection."

The bullet passed through the 51-year-old's back and struck his son-in-law Ricky Chapman in the left leg before lodging in his arm.

Martin died in hospital but his son-in-law survived.

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About 2000 people were at the event and a five-year-old child was seated behind Martin.

Johnston would ordinarily have faced life imprisonment, but he will become eligible for parole after serving 18 years, after he received a substantial sentencing discount in exchange for his co-operation.

The trained marksman first met Pye via Instagram when he was working for a medical charity in Iraq, the court has previously heard.

After he returned to Australia, he allegedly visited Pye at his home in Perth's southern suburbs.

He said he asked Pye to supply him with the illegal drug MDMA, to which the bikie allegedly said he could get a kilogram.

"He was the dodgiest person I knew," Johnston said during Pye's trial.

Pye later offered Johnston $150,000 to kill Martin, but he was ultimately paid $100,000.

Johnston was arrested weeks later, having been under police surveillance in relation to the Motorplex shooting.

Pye is scheduled for sentencing on May 13.

His lawyer Paul Holmes opposed Johnston's application, saying his client was likely to appeal his conviction and Johnston could testify if there's a retrial.

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Hollywood star Rebel Wilson sent reassuring texts to a producer days after telling her a sexual harassment complaint had been made against her by the film's star.

Rebel Wilson is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the Australian lead actor of her directorial debut, musical comedy The Deb.

MacInnes claims she was defamed by Wilson in four social media posts which claimed the young actor made a sexual harassment complaint and then retracted it to further her career.

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Her lawsuit centres on the aftermath of a medical episode suffered by the film's co-producer Amanda Ghost at Bondi Beach in September 2023.

MacInnes helped her back to an apartment they were sharing with others and the pair ended up sharing a bath in their swimwear in a bid to warm up, she says.

Wilson claimed her film's star had confided she felt uncomfortable after Ghost requested they shower and bathe together, but MacInnes has denied making a complaint.

Ghost today told the Federal Court she was shocked when the Bridesmaids star said MacInnes had reported she felt uncomfortable when the producer requested they share a bath.

Ghost was confused and asked Wilson to clarify whether the young actor was making a complaint against her, the court was told.

"Charlotte says all good," Wilson reported back after speaking with MacInnes.

"She just meant 'it was a bizarre situation' not that she personally felt uncomfortable (kiss)".

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When Ghost expressed her relief, the Hollywood actor explained that the young actor instantly said there were "zero issues".

But after discussing the complaint with Wilson further, she agreed she had doubts about MacInnes' honesty at the time.

"I was annoyed after Rebel presented a case about her to me," she said.

Ghost later told a friend she became so angry with MacInnes she couldn't even look at her.

She was so concerned she decided to avoid the young actor, instigate a third party investigation into the complaint and evict MacInnes from the apartment they shared with others.

MacInnes revealed during her own testimony yesterday she felt confused and was deeply distressed by Ghost keeping her distance.

After she found out the reason for the cold shoulder, the actor said it was important Ghost knew she had never made a complaint.

Ghost had been instrumental in her career and she was worried about the potential impact of a falling out, the young actor said.

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When she briefly returned to the witness box today, she said she felt that her evidence had been ridiculed on social media by Wilson's wife earlier in the day.

The post, seen by AAP, depicted the forgetful Finding Nemo character Dory with the words: "I suffer from short term memory loss… or do I? I can't remember."

MacInnes' barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC suggested the post was referencing her client's responses that she couldn't remember details about four years of travel.

She said the post was relevant to a claim for aggravated damages over the harm caused to the young actor, who attested the post made her feel "awful".

"She was mocking the evidence I gave," MacInnes told the court.

She claims her reputation has been seriously damaged by suggestions in the social media posts that she is untrustworthy and prioritised her career over the 300 cast and crew of The Deb.

But Wilson denies the posts are defamatory and says the young actor's career has not been adversely affected by the posts.

The key issue is not whether MacInnes was sexually harassed but rather whether she made a complaint and then withdrew it, Wilson's barrister Dauid Sibtain SC said.

Both Wilson and her wife are expected to give evidence in the second week of the legal battle.

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