Why Melissa Caddick's husband left her a bizarre note before her disappearance.

Anthony Koletti left his wife Melissa Caddick a note and gift the day after their home was raided by police. 

He admitted he wanted to make his wife "feel better" following an ASIC raid at the pair's Dover Heights home, he said in a 110-page affidavit.

"Melissa, I no (sic) our love is deeper than pocessions (sic). Thought you might like one of your Christmas (sic) early," the paper read.

Beneath the paper was a pair of earrings wrapped in bubble wrap.

The note Anthony Koletti left Melissa Caddick. Image: news.com.au.

"I wanted to give them to her as I was concerned about her wellbeing," the affidavit read.

"The note and earrings were intended to make her feel better. The earrings were not confiscated as they were not located in Melissa's office on the day of the execution of the warrant."

Koletti also said in the document that due to his missing wife's illegal dealings, he is considered a pariah. 

"Every time I approach a new employer, I am told words to the effect of, 'You knew about it,' or 'You are implicated in it'. I am treated as an outcast by most people," he wrote.

He added: "I have been described as an 'arsehole', 'a creep', a f**kwit', a 'toyboy', 'a handbag' and even as 'stupid' by my father."

The inquest into Caddick's disappearance and presumed death continues.

Feature Image: Police + news.com.au 

A queue of Russian vehicles rushing to leave Russia is now visible from space. 

The new satellite images show thousands of Russians fleeing to Georgia and Mongolia and were taken following Vladimir Putin's call-up for hundreds of thousands of Russians to mobilise for the Ukraine war effort. 

Our latest #satelliteimagery, from today, Sept 27, along the #Russia - #Georgia border and the extensive (~16 km in length) traffic jam approaching the Upper #Lars border checkpoint (lat/lon: 42.768, 44.631) as well as the Lars border crossing (lat/lon: 42.740, 44.627). pic.twitter.com/chG2ZzJYT6

— Maxar Technologies (@Maxar) September 27, 2022

Maxar, a space tech company, captured photographs of lines of vehicles waiting to cross the border. 

The queues span as long as 16km.  

Drone footage by @the_ins_ru shows the length of the queue to exit Russia at one of its southern borders — thousands have been fleeing last week’s call-up decree pic.twitter.com/W5CTKtfkll

— Polina Ivanova (@polinaivanovva) September 26, 2022

Russians told DW Russia they had been waiting for anywhere between 40 and 50 hours.

According to Russian security services, 260,000 men have fled the country so far after being drafted into the army. 

People convicted of serious violent or sexual crimes in Western Australia face a mandatory five-year ban from Perth's most popular nightlife precincts.

Designated zones in Northbridge, Fremantle, Hillarys, Scarborough and Mandurah would be targeted under legislation set to be introduced by the McGowan government into parliament next month.

The ban would apply to those who have been convicted of offences including murder, sexual penetration without consent, unlawful assault causing death and drink-spiking offences. Those who breach the orders, which come into effect upon their release from prison could face up to five years behind bars or a $12,000 fine.

Premier Mark McGowan said he worried for the safety of his own teenage sons when they went out in Northbridge.

"We've seen this for years. People being attacked, thugs attacking people. And we're doing something about it," he told reporters on Wednesday.

The premier said he was "very comfortable" with the broad scope of the orders and had no sympathy for those affected.

"Cry me a river," he said.

"You go and assault someone or kill someone, you do your jail time then you can't go to one of these precincts. Well, good - you shouldn't."

Police Commissioner Col Blanch said existing 24-hour move-on notices were not a strong enough deterrent for some offenders.

The commissioner said officers in designated areas would wear body footage that is live-streamed to a central command centre, so they could look out for known offenders. 

It is not yet clear whether the mandatory orders, which have been welcomed by WA's peak hospitality body, would be applied retrospectively.

The designated zones have been named Protected Entertainment Precincts - or PEP - in honour of Giuseppe "Pep" Raco.

Mr Raco, a 40-year-old nightclub manager, died after being struck in an unprovoked one-punch attack outside a Northbridge kebab shop in July 2020.

His widow Enza had lobbied the government to strengthen laws relating to violent attacks.

"After losing Pep, there were so many attacks on the streets of Perth with so many families grieving. I needed to use my voice," she said.

"To Pep, this is for you. We will forever love you and we will always remember you."

- With AAP. 

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Paying for petrol will soon get more expensive after a temporary cut to a fuel tax set ends just before midnight tonight.

According to the ACCC, the fuel excise cut, which came into effect in March, will see petrol increase by 25.3 cents per litre. 

However, the government says prices shouldn't increase straight away with around 700 million litres of petrol having been purchased by retailers before the cut ended.

"We would look very firmly down on any petrol station that has supplies purchased under the previous arrangement that sees the need overnight to jack the price up 23 cents a litre," Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said.

"We want to make sure people get the right deal to the maximum possible benefit."

With the fuel excise discount ending tonight, Aussie motorists are being advised to top up their fuel tanks before prices rise.#Sunriseon7 pic.twitter.com/sED7DWRjTM

— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) September 27, 2022

The consumer watchdog has been ordered to watch the market for price gouging.

The cut to the fuel excise was put in place by the former coalition government for six months to help Aussies struggling with the cost of living and soaring petrol prices due to the war in Ukraine.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says it would cost the government $6 billion a year to keep the excise cut.

 - With AAP. 

Melissa Caddick's husband Anthony Koletti will continue giving evidence at the inquest into the suspected death of his wife today, after counsel grilled him on several inconsistencies in his evidence. 

During the inquest, Koletti told counsel assisting Jason Downing SC that on the morning of her disappearance in November 2020, he assumed Caddick had gone out to do some exercise.

However, inconsistencies in his story continued to unravel yesterday, as the court was played an interview on 7News' Spotlight where Koletti claimed he was up until 4am writing music.

But he told the inquest he had gone to bed with his wife before later getting up due to his sleep apnoea.

"The account you give media is markedly different to what you said today," Downing said.

"Is it?" Koletti said.

A court has today heard that Anthony Koletti - the husband of Melissa Caddick - had no idea about his wife's fraudulent activities, which robbed family and friends of millions of dollars. @tiffgenders #9News

MORE: https://t.co/26wCEsR8CR pic.twitter.com/rIzT0g3rTu

— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) September 27, 2022

When asked what had changed Koletti said he had "sat down and had the proper time to get the truth to make it easy to understand".

Despite being paid $150,000 for the Spotlight interview, Koletti said his answers were not scripted or rehearsed.

He said he has always been truthful but admitted there may have been moments when his "wires were crossed" due to his concern and worry.

He maintains he had no inkling his wife was defrauding family and friends of millions of dollars, nor did he ask her why federal police or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission was suddenly searching their Sydney eastern suburbs home.

The inquest continues today.

- With AAP. 

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner has welcomed the introduction of new laws putting the onus on employers to stop sexual harassment in the workplace.

The federal government put forward a bill yesterday that would implement seven recommendations from commissioner Kate Jenkins' Respect@Work report, which was published in March 2020. 

The legislation, introduced to the House of Representatives, would place the onus on employers to take "reasonable and proportionate" measures to eliminate sexual discrimination in the workplace as much as possible.

The Respect@Work Report was a watershed moment in recognising the impact of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces. It set out a clear path to reform.

Today the Albanese Government delivered on our commitment. We will enact these vital and overdue reforms. pic.twitter.com/qVWzEeAGiI

— Mark Dreyfus (@MarkDreyfusKCMP) September 27, 2022

Jenkins said the changes would go a long way to make workplaces safer.

"The right of workers to be free from sexual harassment is a human right, a workplace right and a safety right," she said.

The Australian Human Rights Commission will also be beefed up under the new laws with powers to enforce the requirements, and will be able to give compliance notices to employers not meeting the obligations.

It's estimated one in three people have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in the past five years.

The bill is expected to be referred to a Senate committee to be scrutinised before becoming law.

- With AAP. 

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin mobilised his army - the first time Russia has done so since World War II.

As a result, we saw the first signs coming from within Russia that they aren't as supportive of Putin's war as we thought, with thousands of people detained for protesting the draft.

In today's episode, The Quicky team looks at what exactly is happening inside Russia and whether the people can fight back against a restrictive and often brutal regime. 

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