Magistrate finds boy, 15, one of five charged with counter-terrorism offences following Wakeley church stabbing, to be ‘unacceptable risk’The youngest member of a group of teenagers accused of conspiring to plan a terror attack has been denied bail on the grounds that he posed an “unacceptable risk” to society.The 15-year-old had his head in his hands...

Australian government warns against ‘sharenting’ as study finds 7% of people who post pictures receive request for child abuse materialFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA new report has found parents who share photos of their children online are more likely...

IT provider Outabox, used by dozens of hospitality venues across the state, blamed an ‘unauthorised third party’ for the data breachFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of thousands of residents in New South Wales and the ACT are being urged to replace...

So far, 2024 has been a busy year for animal escapes. From a sauntering circus elephant in Montana to huskies breaking out of a pet cafe in Shenzhen, here are five times animals went on the runBrass neck: giraffes stroll on to 18th hole during Kenya Ladies Open – video Continue reading...

The government could easily index jobseeker to whichever is highest of the CPI or wage price indexIn 2022 Josh Frydenberg gave the budget game away when he was reported justifying the many billions of dollars spent on Aukus by saying, “everything is affordable if it’s a priority”. Julia Gillard in 2014 also revealed the budget reality when she told...

Drop is a result of reduced land clearing and greater vegetation regrowth, but experts say land clearing in Queensland may be significantly underreportedSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityThe Australian red meat industry has recorded a 78% reduction in net greenhouse gas...