Australia has introduced a new cyber-policing model to hunt down cyber criminals, this comes after a series of recent hacks impacting millions in the country. On Saturday, the minister of home affairs announced that the government has made a partnership with the Australian federal police.

Australia's new cyber-policing model: Govt launches new plant to hunt down criminals

Hours after Australian Federal Police (AFP) blamed Russian hackers for the Medibank hack, the Russian embassy on Friday evening released a statement, criticising AFP and its Commissioner Reece Kershaw's decision to openly blame Moscow.

Medibank data leak: Russia responds after Australian police blame hackers based in Russia

Australia: Three telecom firms have been ordered by the court to pay a collective of $22 million as it is allegedly making misleading claims about the speed of the internet.

World Business Watch: Australian telecom firms fined $22.1 mn

Three Australian telecom companies will have to shell out millions in fines as a court has held them liable for misleading claims about some NBN internet plans. The companies will have to pay a collective A$33.

Australia: Telecom firms to shell out millions for false claims on internet speeds

A Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been accused of raping a woman while in Australia for the T20 World Cup. Court documents alleged that he choked her so forcefully that she was left "fearing for her life".

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka accused of rape

Medibank is Australia's biggest health insurer. Almost 9.7 million of its current and former customers' data was compromised through a cyberattack. Now, hackers demand ransom to stop leaking records.

Medibank leak: Hackers demand ransom to stop leaking records

The trend of climate activists vandalising prized world art pieces refuses to die down. Reportedly, climate protesters glued themselves to an Andy Warhol painting at the National Art Gallery of Australia in the capital city of Canberra on Wednesday.

WATCH | A Warhol painting vandalised in Australia as 'climate protesters' menace continues

Disclaimer: This article contains graphic imagery and content. An Australian man called Peter Gerard Scully was handed a 129-year jail sentence in the Philippines in a child sexual abuse case that has rocked the nation.

Australian man handed 129 years' jail sentence in Philippines for child sexual abuse

Personal data of millions of customers of Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank was leaked online on Wednesday, a month after it was stolen by hackers. The data of around 9.

Millions of personal data leaked online after Medibank refuses to pay ransom

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has slammed Aaron Finch & Co. for their defensive approach in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 after their exit from the tournament.

Very un-Australian: Michael Clarke slams Aaron Finch & Co. for defensive approach in T20 World Cup

A former US military pilot is awaiting a court hearing and possible extradition after being caught by the authorities in Australia for having the same address as a Chinese hacker.

Former US military pilot arrested in Australia. Had the same address as a Chinese hacker

Australia's New South Wales' blue skies have replaced rain across most of the state with little rain forecast this weekend but state authorities have urged hundreds of residents to evacuate from major regional towns.

WION Climate Tracker | Australia: Floods rise in New South Wales, several residents told to evacuate

The Australian watchdog has dragged the local unit of American tech company Dell to local court over allegations that it misled people about the price of the monitors that consumers could add on.

Australian watchdog drags Dell to court for misleading customers about cost of monitors

Cyberattacks against Australia jumped four-fold compared to last year, with over half of the attacks being targeted towards individuals for fraud and theft, a government report has said.

Cyberattacks rise four-fold in Australia, 76,000 complaints registered last year: Govt report

Cyber attacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, with a government report released on Friday equating the assault to one attack every seven minutes.

WION Business News | Australia: One cyber attack every seven minutes

It was quite a hectic Wednesday morning for the workers and staff at the Sydney Taronga zoo as five lions managed to escape their enclosures at about 6 AM local time. Four lions made their way back to the zoo four hours later and the fifth cub was tranquilised and was bought back at 9 AM.

Australia: Five lions escape Sydney's Taronga zoo; four lions make their way back

Australia's Jetstar Airways faced a lot of criticism after a woman with disability decided to crawl off the plane after the in-flight crew rejected her request for a wheelchair.

Woman with disability crawls out of flight after crew denies wheelchair without charge

After a successful 18-month pilot in New Zealand, consumer goods giant Unilever is expanding its trial of 4-day working week to Australian employees now, Australian trial will begin on November 14 while New Zealand experiment will also continue.

WION Business News | Unilever expands 4-day work week to Australia

The United States is planning to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia amid heightened tensions with China.

US plans to deploy B-52 bombers in Australia amid China tensions

After a recent spike in cyber attacks in Australia. The latest is that a communications platform used by the Australian military personnel and defence staff has come under ransomware attack.

Australia: Hackers hit defence communications platform, to increase penalties for data breaches

The United States is planning to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, amid heightened tensions with Beijing.

United States plans to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia's north: Report

In what comes as one of the biggest drug busts in the history of Hong Kong, the authorities last week seized liquid methamphetamine, worth $140 million (HK$1.1 billion), disguised as coconut water.

1.8 tonnes of liquid meth, worth $140 mn, hidden in coconut water cartons seized by HK authorities

Qatar has faced intense criticism since it was set to host the World Cup, the Australian football team has released a video demanding more from Qatar. The latter has faced heat for its labour policies and human rights record.

FIFA 2022: Qatar's Emir lashes out at criticism ahead of World Cup

A woman in Australia, who has confessed to killing her longtime partner with an axe, previously searched on Google about parts of the body that should be targetted in order to kill a person, according to statement presented to a court in Sydney.

Australia: Axe murderer googled ‘what part of body to go for’ before killing

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