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By the end of this year, all Australians will be able to use a ‘gold standard’ digital ID platform on their phones to share private personal information, instead of handing over sensitive documents such as a passport or driver’s licence. Government Services Minister Bill Shorten will use his address to the National Press Club on […]

The partner of a young mother killed in the horrific Bondi Westfield stabbing attack has spoken for the first time to share an update on how he and their baby daughter are coping in the wake of their loss. Ashlee Good, 38, died in the attack on April 13, but managed to hand off her […]

Critics of the trilateral AUKUS deal have expressed fears Australia could get dudded by the US or the UK, with the federal government accused of taking a $368bn gamble. The updated 50-year agreement was tabled in parliament on Monday and allows the two countries to share information, nuclear material and equipment with Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine […]

A nasty war of words has erupted over a “selfish” plan, pushed by multi-millionaire homeowners, to ban dogs from a popular off-leash beach on the NSW south coast. Shoalhaven City Council last month approved the controversial proposal to permanently shrink the allowed off-leash of Narrawallee Beach, an idyllic reserve just north of Mollymook. It has […]

The author of an explosive report into allegations of racism at the Hawthorn Football Club is facing allegations he stole from an Indigenous community organisation. Phil Egan, a former Richmond Tigers player, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday as a five-day committal hearing to decide if the case heads to trial began. The […]

A couple accused of killing a “vulnerable and intellectually disabled” young mother allegedly murdered her to take custody of a child, a court has been told. Robert Samuel Geeves, 64 and Anne Margaret Geeves, 64, are standing trial before the NSW Supreme Court in Wagga Wagga after pleading not guilty to murder. Amber Haigh, who […]

Radical changes to Australian workplaces designed to better support victims of sexual harassment are inching closer to reality. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has released a new discussion paper on the use of nondisclosure agreements in settling sexual harassment claims in the workplace, with a view to clamping down on the potential misuse of the legal […]

The Albanese government has introduced a bill that would force the CFMEU’s construction divisions to take on a government-appointed administrator. The bill comes after the union failed to agree to the appointment of an administrator to clean it up in the wake of reports alleging deep ties with criminal gangs. The CFMEU is currently fighting […]

Rental giant Airbnb has hit out at claims they’re contributing to Australia’s property crisis. Lending indicator data released in February by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed the national average new mortgage size as of December 2023 was the highest on record at $624,383. The national average rent cost was $600 per week over the […]

A man has died after a helicopter crashed into the roof of a Cairns hotel, sparking a massive fireball and the evacuation of up to 400 people. Emergency services were called to the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton about 1.50am following reports a twin engine helicopter crashed into a roof. The pilot and only occupant […]