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An Aussie has recounted the miraculous moment he and four others survived a horrific helicopter crash in Bali’s South Kuta region on his birthday, after the vehicle fell several metres down a cliff face. Speaking exclusively to Nine News, Russell Harris revealed the moment the Bell Jet Model 5055 Helicopter crashed in cliffs at Pecatu […]

Australia’s “most tattooed woman” inked her own eyeballs has revealed an insane detail about her body art as some enthusiasts and industry heavyweights descend on Brisbane for the Australian Tattoo Expo. Amber Luke, who calls herself the Blue Eyes White Dragon, was among the stars who attended the Brisbane expo on Saturday. The event has […]

Businesses and workers were placed under more cost of living pressure during the global IT crisis as payment and payroll systems crashed at a time when they could least afford it. The Global Payroll Association (GPA) reported that millions of workers around the world risked going without their wages as a result of the global […]

The company behind a faulty update, which triggered a chaotic global IT outage, has revealed a workaround to the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death” leaving computers stuck on a restart loop. Computer systems across Australia crashed about 3pm on Friday after a faulty driver update was pushed out by American cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike. Entire Microsoft […]

Strong winds reaching up to 90kmh have plunged Sydney Airport into even further chaos after a global IT outage, with travellers warned to brace for further delays. There were multiple delayed and some cancelled domestic flights departing Sydney Airport on Saturday afternoon due to the weather. “Due to high winds Airservices Australia are operating our […]

Travellers have been warned to expect further delays as strong winds cause chaos at Sydney Airport. There were multiple delayed and some cancelled domestic flights departing Sydney Airport on Saturday afternoon due to the weather. It comes after airport and airline IT systems were caught up in the global outage on Friday, grounding planes and […]

An Aussie council is going to great lengths to preserve its tree canopy which could see residents fined for pruning mature trees. The Town of Bassendean in Perth’s east hopes to mandate that its residents seek council approval for any work or development that impacted trees of a certain size on private property. The town […]

A Newcastle man has been jailed after he threatened to send intimate images of his former partner to her friends and family before repeatedly flouting an apprehended violence order by attempting to contact her. Ethan Henshaw, 31, on Friday afternoon appeared in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court, where he learnt his fate after pleading guilty […]

A warning has been issued to Australians as scammers attempt to take advantage of the global IT outage. Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil told reporters on Saturday there have been reports of phishing scams amid Friday’s CrowdStrike IT outage, urging Australians to “be careful”. “There is something critical that I would like to ask […]

Australian athletes have provided a behind-the-scenes look at life in Paris as they prepare for the 2024 Olympic Games. Athletes began arriving in the village on Thursday led by the men’s sevens rugby team, the Hockeyroos and the Kookaburras. Tennis star Daria Saville shared a clip of her arriving in Paris on Friday before she […]