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Western Sydney University has given a fresh update on the investigation into a breach of its IT network, first discovered in January, and “unreservedly” apologised to the pupils and staff who were impacted by it. Students at the university, which has several campuses across Sydney’s western suburbs, were notified of the cyber intrusion in May. […]

Former AFL powerbroker Ricky Nixon has revealed he will fight allegations he knowingly sold counterfeit memorabilia with forged signatures, a court has been told. Mr Nixon, 60, returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where the case was set down for a two-day hearing in February next year. Magistrate Stephen Ballek was told efforts […]

A former Married At First Sight star is locked in a showdown with the Australian Federal Police over an early-morning raid on her home linked to her OnlyFans content, which she has slammed as an “abuse of power”. Police searched the home of Stacey Lee Hampton, the former MAFS contestant and ex-partner of Rebels bikie […]

Queensland has been whacked by a sudden and “alarming” surge in influenza cases – the number now surpassing those diagnosed with Covid-19 in hospitals for the first time this year. Health authorities confirmed letters were being pushed out to schools and vaccine providers across the state urging people to get vaccinated in a bid to […]

The chance of an interest rate hike next week is less likely following the latest inflation data which has made it easier for the Reserve Bank to keep the cash rate on hold. But a cut in the rate will have to wait until next year at least and with one economist saying it “is […]

A woman charged with the alleged hit-and-run murder of her boyfriend’s ex-partner near a daycare centre has sought new lawyers due to a “conflict” being identified by her former legal team. Larissa Rita Mae-Leigh Sant and Tyler Scott William James were not brought before Beenleigh Magistrates Court when their matter was briefly mentioned on Wednesday […]

The younger brother of notorious gang rapists Bilal and Mohammed Skaf had a “flick of the switch” while behind bars for four months on remand, a court has been told. Hadi Skaf, 25, was found guilty at Sydney’s Burwood Local Court earlier this year of driving a stolen vehicle and using a tracking device to […]

The Aussie dream is in tatters as house prices across the country reached new peaks in July, pushing many first home buyers out of the market. July is typically the slowest month for house price growth, but the PropTrack Home Price Index revealed in 2024 house prices across Australia bucked the trend increasing 0.8 per […]

Startling numbers of young Australians have found themselves homeless in the past 12 months, grim new research has revealed. In a survey of more than 19,000 young people aged 15 to 19, more than eight per cent had experienced homelessness in the past year, charity Mission Australia has found. “Whether enduring the harsh realities of […]

Journalists from Nine Publishing have accepted an improved pay deal of 11.5 per cent over three years following a nationwide five day strike. The new offer will see staff receive a 4 per cent salary increase in the first year, with a bump of 3.75 per cent in the second and third year. The deal […]