A teen alleged to have been instrumental in the shooting of former Mongols bike Sam Abdulrahim has been denied bail.

Baby-faced 18-year-old Yasir Al Qassim is charged with the attempted murder of Mr Abdulrahim who was shot five times in the upper body on June 25 this year.

It's not alleged Al Qassim was one of the two offenders in the car that followed Abdulrahim from a burial in Fawkner shortly before the shooting, but that he was instrumental in its planning.

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A car pulled on to the wrong side of the road while the former bikie was stopped in traffic and seven shots were fired into his driver side door.

Those people, identified only as offender one and offender two, tried to flee in the stolen car but crashed into another car and a fire hydrant.

Offender one carjacked another car at gunpoint and fled, while offender two hid in a bin behind a KCF before running away.

Al Qassim is alleged to have driven the two offenders to the stolen car used in the shooting, of meeting up with them afterwards and helping offender one access a passport.

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Both offenders one and two fled overseas in the days after the shooting.

Al Qassim was charged in late August.

Prosecutors said evidence against him included his DNA on a bullet cartridge found at the scene.

Magistrate Donna Bakos found there were many and significant reasons that amounted to exceptional circumstances for releasing Al Qassim on bail.

During the bail application last week Al Qassim's barrister Adam Chernok had given the magistrate a photo of the teen, who he described as "baby-faced" and likely vulnerable in adult prison.

"You can already hear the wolves circling from here," he said.

Bakos found his young age and lack of prior offending counted strongly in Al Qassim's favour in the bail application, but there were no conditions that could mitigate the real and significant risks to the community if he was released.

Prosecutor Glenn Mohammed said there were serious concerns Al Qassim was a flight risk.

"The risk is very real. It can be done – we know this because two people involved in this offending have already done it," he said.

Chernok had argued Al Qassim could live with his parents, or one of two brothers. One brother offered Al Qassim a job while another volunteered a $100,000 surety.

But Bakos said she wasn't satisfied that any of those things were sufficient to address concerns.

Al Qassim will remain in custody.

New Zealand will mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II with a one-off public holiday on September 26.The public holiday would be called “Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day” and legislation would be passed next week to bring the holiday…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Australians will be given a public holiday on September 22 to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II

The day will officially be called the "National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen", and will give a four-day long weekend to one state.

Retailers are being forced to juggle unplanned "complications" after the sudden announcement but Albanese has defended the decision, saying the memorial public holiday is "appropriate".

Here is everything you need to know about the day.

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Will I get a public holiday?

Yes, everyone living in Australia will be entitled to a public holiday to mourn the contribution Queen Elizabeth ll made to the country.

Is Friday a public holiday?

If you live in Victoria, yes.

The day falls just before the AFL Grand Final Friday holiday, creating a four-day weekend.

For those living outside Victoria, Friday September 23 will not be a public holiday.

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Why is the Queen's National Day of Mourning Public Holiday on Thursday September 22nd?

The public holiday is timed around when the prime minister and governor-general return after flying to London for the Queen's funeral. 

Albanese and David Hurley will travel to London on Thursday ahead of the service on Monday, and return on Wednesday.

Long-established protocol dictates the official day of mourning should fall the day after their return. 

Will we get this public holiday next year?

No.

This public holiday will only be observed to mourn Queen Elizabeth's death and will be a one-off for 2022.

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Will there be a national memorial?

A National Memorial Service will be held at 11am in the Great Hall of Australian Parliament House in Canberra.

The service will begin with one minute's silence and will be broadcast live on 9News.com.au.

What do the states and territories say?

South Australia premier Peter Malinauskas says all schools and banks will be closed in the state but retail can operate between 12pm and 9pm, with penalty rates applicable.

We are yet to hear from other premiers and chief ministers.

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Will New Zealand have a national day of mourning like ours?

A decision is yet to be made in New Zealand about whether a public holiday will be observed.

The nation's cabinet are considering options for a memorial and day of mourning today.

Do businesses have to pay public holiday rates?

If a business decide to operate on September 22, they will have to pay their workers public holiday rates but the finer details are still being organised in each state and territory.

The Australian Retailers Association urged states and territories to quickly clarify trading conditions.

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The mysterious detached foot of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick has been a key focus on the opening morning of an inquest into her suspected death.

In February last year, three months after she vanished, an Asics running shoe containing Caddick's foot was found washed up at Bournda Beach on the NSW south coast.

The unusual discovery, 400km south from her multi-million-dollar mansion in Sydney's Dover Heights, prompted some to speculate that Caddick, 49, had faked her own death by amputating her foot and fled the country.

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Tweeting live from the hearing, Sydney Morning Herald investigative reporter Kate McClymont said a forensic pathologist will say at the inquest they are unable to explain how Caddick's foot got detached from her body.

"It may well be that the Coroner returns an open finding into her presumed death," McClymont speculated.

The veteran reporter co-hosted the Liar Liar podcast with 60 Minutes' Tom Steinfort, as they investigated the fraudster's 2020 disappearance.

Jason Downing SC, counsel assisting Deputy State Coroner Elizabeth Ryan, said in his opening address that Caddick was suspected to be dead.

A forensic pathologist is expected to say they could not determine if her decomposed foot was separated because of blunt force or decomposition before it washed ashore.

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With the right medical assistance an amputation is not considered a lethal injury, Downing said, but on the balance of probabilities it was suspected that Caddick had already died.

Caddick's parents Barbara and Ted Grimley and brother Adam Grimley along with her husband Anthony Koletti arrived this morning at the NSW coroners court.

It is believed about 74 victims lost at least $23 million through Caddick's Ponzi scheme, over which she was set to face a string of charges.

Those scammed believed Caddick would invest their funds on their behalf.

She created fake documents to suggest she had done so, but instead used the money to fund her own lavish lifestyle.

Caddick disappeared just hours after her home was raided by investigators from the corporate watchdog ASIC.

Koletti told police his wife left for a walk early the following morning, but did not report her missing until about 28 hours later.

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This delay will also be subject to scrutiny during her inquest.

Attending officers said he provided several different versions "which were confusing and didn't make sense".

One police officer found Koletti on November 13 in a "composed, relaxed and seemingly uncaring persona … unlike any other person I had taken a missing person report from previously".

At the time this constable believed Koletti was "somehow involved in Ms Caddick's disappearance".

After initially trying to hold on to $30 million in assets, Koletti dropped his claim for the couple's jewellery, artworks, a Gucci wedding dress, the proceeds of the sale of their luxury cars and $7 million in shares.

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Caddick's parents are fighting to remain in an Edgecliff property they reside in.

The Grimleys claim they were also scammed by their daughter, and that they had negotiated the right to live in the property rent-free until they died.

Caddick's mother said her daughter was not offered food or drink during the full duration of the search warrant and holds ASIC responsible for her suspected death, the inquest was told.

Whether Caddick knew about the ASIC investigation will also be scrutinised, as she booked shredding services in September 2020, three months before she vanished.

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In late 2012 Caddick's marriage to Tony Caddick dissolved following her affair with Koletti who was her hairdresser.

She purportedly told her brother Adam about this time: "If it all gets too much to me you'll find me at The Gap".

Another friend said Caddick made her write down a four-letter code she was instructed to give Adam if she went missing.

By late 2020 her friends say Caddick was under extreme financial pressure and on one occasion walked to the Dover Heights cliffs.

"If I'm going to end it, it's going to be here," her friend recalls Caddick telling her.

The inquest continues.

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