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Unsuspecting Aussies are being duped by opportunistic scammers pretending to be nbn employees in a scam targeting businesses and residents in areas where actual technicians are carrying out fibre upgrades. Last year, about 1,800 Australians lost more than $1.2 million to scammers pretending to be nbn employees in a remote access scam. Nbn employees have […]

EXCLUSIVE A family who were among the first adopters of popular electric car brand BYD say a nightmare customer service experience after their battery failed while driving has “completely turned us off” the Chinese company — and potentially EVs in general. BYD has described the battery failure as an “isolated incident”. Ian Cool, 41, and […]

New research has revealed which major supermarket has the cheapest groceries nationwide. Consumer group CHOICE has released its first quarterly report on supermarket prices across Australia, revealing Aldi’s basket was cheaper than Coles or Woolworths. The Albanese government in January commissioned the survey to be conducted quarterly for the next three years as it responded […]

A judge should have found Bruce Lehrmann knew Brittany Higgins was not consenting to sexual intercourse, Lisa Wilkinson’s lawyers have told the federal court ahead of his appeal. In fresh documents filed ahead of Mr Lehrmann’s defamation case appeal, Sue Chrysanthou SC and Barry Dean said having found Ms Higgins was significantly intoxicated, Justice Michael […]

A former Victorian MP jailed after gambling away more than $173,000 pilfered from the Victorian Electoral Commission has argued in court his jail stint is “excessive”. Lawyers acting for Russell John Northe, 58, appeared in the state’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday afternoon to argue his 21-month sentence had been “infected by a number of […]

The future of Aussie online retailer Booktopia looks uncertain after the company voluntarily suspended trading on the Australian Stock Exchange. The book retailer advised ASX on Monday it wanted an immediate trading halt on its securities as it anticipated making an announcement about a strategic review the company undertook while it tried to seek additional […]

Tickets to an Australia-wide “freedom conference” featuring controversial American commentator Tucker Carlson, organised by billionaire Clive Palmer, have been drastically slashed. Mr Carlson, who was dropped from the American Fox News network in April last year, will headline the a series of talks known as the Australian Freedom Conferences in Cairns, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney […]

Australian taxpayers picked up a hefty tab for Hollywood blockbuster Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, fronted by A-listers Chris Hemsworth and Anna Taylor-Joy, and produced by one of the world’s biggest studios. Precisely how much public money went towards the latest instalment in the Mad Max franchise is unclear, because the figures are kept secret […]

Lowering the voting age to 16 could “politicise” schools and divide teachers and students, a leading constitutional law expert has warned. University of Sydney professor Anne Twomey, appearing before a House of Representatives inquiry into civics education in Australia, said a push to lower the democratic franchise from 18 to 16 had some “upsides” but […]

The highly contagious avian flu has been detected at a poultry egg farm in NSW, sending the farm into immediate lockdown, as the state enacts its emergency biosecurity measures. The detection was made at a property in the Hawkesbury district, about 50km from the Sydney CBD, with official testing from the Australian Centre for Disease […]