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Dozens arrested around Australia as federal police target secret app allegedly used for criminal communications

Dozens of people have been arrested following days of raids targeting the alleged creator and users of a secret app for criminal communications.Around 700 Australian federal police members were...

AI chat tool to be rolled out across NSW public schools to ease pressure on teachers

Artificial intelligence education technology aimed to ease pressures on teachers will launch in New South Wales classrooms this...

Two sisters aged five and one die after house fire in Melbourne

Two of three children who were found unconscious in their burning home have died almost three days after...

Four Olympic medals stolen from ‘Oarsome Foursome’ rower’s car in Melbourne

Four Olympic medals – including three gold – belonging to one of the members of Australia’s popular “Oarsome...

Peter Dutton declares Coalition government would be the mining sector’s ‘best friend’

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has anointed himself the resource sector’s best friend, pledging to slash the power and...

Rocky Horror actor Christie Whelan Browne settles sexual harassment lawsuit

Actor Christie Whelan Browne has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company behind a production of The Rocky Horror Show.Whelan Browne alleged she...

Former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to quit politics and become vice-chancellor of Canberra University

Former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten is retiring from federal politics to take up the role of vice-chancellor at the University of Canberra.The one-time...

NSW Liberals deny party in ‘stuff-up spiral’ after Rob Stokes declines role cleaning up state branch

The New South Wales opposition leader, Mark Speakman, has insisted his party was not in the midst of a “stuff-up spiral” after the Liberal...

London workers slower to return to office than New York or Paris, study says

Workers in London have been slower to return to the office than those in other global cities such as Paris and New York, a...

Asio chief says person who likes tweet supporting 7 October attacks on Israel could fail visa security test

A person who likes a tweet supporting the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel will not pass a security assessment for an Australian visa,...

‘Weapon myself out’: Alexa Leary seals stunning Paralympic relay gold

When the last Paralympic Games were on in Tokyo, Alexa Leary would have had little knowledge they were taking place as she recovered from...