‘Control’: Portelli suddenly quits Aus for good

The Block’s “Lambo Guy” Adrian Portelli has confirmed he’s moved to Dubai and unleashed on Australia in the process, branding the country “finished” and praising The Gulf state’s tax-free appeal. In a fiery series of social media postson Wednesday, the billionaire businessman said Australia was “genuinely finished under its current control and leadership”, while insisting he had not “fled” the country. Portelli said the relocation had been in the works for three years and had been declared to the Australian Taxation Office, pushing back on suggestions his move was linked to mounting pressure over proposed gambling reforms that could affect his LMCT+ empire. RELATED Adrian Portelli’s secret new business plan Portelli stunt sparks supermarket shock $39m blow: Portelli’s cash gambles exposed “Australia is genuinely finished under its current control and leadership in the form of the government and media. It’s a big brainwashing circus,” he wrote. “I’ve been planning this move for three years and lodged my plans with the ATO the entire time. “My family and I were initially meant to move to Italy, which was going to be the base for my overseas business. However, at the last minute, we c...