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China has criticised the US global surveillance network as it faces questions about a multinational report saying a Chinese government-backed hacking group is repeatedly targeting governments across the Pacific. The Australian government took the forthright step of naming the Sino-backed group APT40 in a report released on Tuesday. Five Eyes allies Canada, New Zealand, the […]

A whistleblower has exposed the true extent of mass job cuts within a mega government department that provides direct services to the public, from natural disaster recovery to licensing. Hundreds of jobs within Service NSW are set to be axed as part of a broader trimming down of the state’s public sector, which is Australia’s […]

Retail trading will be banned across New South Wales on Anzac Day from next year. Premier Chris Minns announced the changes, which will see retail trading restrictions extended until midnight, on Wednesday. Previously retail trading restrictions in the state were lifted at 1pm. The move has been made to stop a “creeping commercialism” cheapening a […]

A NSW mum-of-three and diehard electric vehicle supporter is seeking a refund from Tesla after a five-year ordeal with her $93,000 Model S, saying while it’s “the best car I will ever own” it has “also been the most terrifyingly unreliable”. Anne Bishop, from Nambucca Heads on the mid-north coast, purchased the second-hand 2015 Model […]

Brittany Higgins has broken her silence on the long running legal dispute with her former boss Senator Linda Reynolds after court documents about the defamation suit were made public. The senator is suing the former Liberal staffer for defamation, with Senator Reynolds claiming her reputation was damaged in multiple social media posts. She claims the […]

Sydney’s rail network was thrown into chaos after a woman fell onto the tracks became trapped under a train. The woman, who NSW Ambulance confirmed was aged in her 50s, fell onto the tracks at Punchbowl train station in Sydney’s southwest on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services rushed to the station where Fire and Rescue NSW […]

The family of a man who has been missing since Saturday have issued a heartfelt statement saying they were “deeply grateful for the overwhelming support” they had received. Luke Smith, 23, was with friends when a boat they were travelling in on Lake Macquarie flipped in the water and capsized near Channel St, Swansea, about […]

A male nurse who is accused of raping two of his heart surgery patients says the contact was not sexual but was for “medical purposes”, a court has heard. The trial for Sydney nurse Ali Khamis Moh’d, 44, began in the Parramatta District Court on Tuesday, faced with allegations from four victims of unwanted sexual […]

Australia will continue working with Pacific countries to ensure dirty money from criminal proceeds are not bought into the country and cleaned, while the government works to catch up with dated laws. Brendan Thomas – the head of Australia’s financial crimes watchdog, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) – said current legislation makes […]

A Melbourne woman who was on her way home from a nursing shift has broken town in tears while talking about her experience with a “ruthless” Myki inspector. Visibly upset by the ordeal, Emma Jane took her complaint to TikTok, which has now been viewed more than 25,000 times. She claims a tram inspector approached […]