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Former suburban Melbourne mayor jailed for sexually assaulting teenager
Former Moonee Valley mayor Cam Nation has been handed a three-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
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Nieuws uit Australië
Laatste berichten en historisch nieuws uit Australië. Hoofdstad: Canberra.
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Technologie
How an OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked Australia’s Medicare and what that means
Incident highlights growing concerns about AI's impact on cybersecurity and AI disclosure procedures, say experts.
🇦🇺 Australië
Veiligheid & defensie
Australia calls for 'absolute consensus' on Pacific military group
Pacific defence ministers signal they will not rush to expand the remit of a new military response group, with Australia's defence chief saying…
🇦🇺 Australië
Second child dies after Blue Mountains stabbing, third child still critical
A second child has died after a mother stabbed her three children in the Blue Mountains on the weekend.
🇦🇺 Australië
Politiek
Brethren members campaigned across NT during 2025 election, inquiry hears
Former senior Northern Territory Labor politicians have claimed members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church — also known as the Exclusive…
🇦🇺 Australië
Politiek
Corruption watchdog strengthened on final day of Victorian parliament
Victoria's IBAC will be able to follow financial trails and crack down on "grey corruption" under the new laws.
🇦🇺 Australië
Western Power employees sacked for backing rapist
Three Western Power employees who provided a character reference for a colleague convicted of rape are sacked after an external investigation.
🇦🇺 Australië
Spiritual group used follower's loans on 'luxury' trip and property, court hears
A spiritual group based in northern NSW has rejected claims it is liable to repay loans from a former follower who is suing for $2.55 million.
🇦🇺 Australië
Collapsed caravan company referred to ASIC amid $9 million debt
A creditors' meeting for Australian Off Road, which collapsed last week, reveals the caravan maker owes about $9 million.
🇦🇺 Australië
Magistrate livid as child protection staff fail to turn up for 14yo in court
A regional magistrate says she will lodge a complaint against WA's Child Protection staff after a teenager in their care was left to appear alon…
🇦🇺 Australië
Politiek
Legal action lodged over SA government’s MotoGP circuit plans
Designs for the $96 million street circuit, which will require the removal of nearly 400 trees from the eastern parklands, were released in Augu…
🇦🇺 Australië
Politiek
'Catastrophic failure': Cheryl Grimmer family gives Premier deadline
Cheryl Grimmer's family has given the premier until September 29 to review the abandoned murder case or face a parliamentary push for government…
🇦🇺 Australië
Politiek
Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.
🇦🇺 Australië
Lenders pull out of Bathla group as construction work halts across sites
Building work has stopped at sites and company is down to skeleton staff.
🇦🇺 Australië
Self-described 'evil' man avoids jail for wire traps on bike path
Levi Young-Henderson, 20, receives a suspended sentence for setting wire traps on an Adelaide bike path in 2025.
🇦🇺 Australië
Veiligheid & defensie
Man arrested over early morning police pursuit with large sword in car
A 22-year-old man is arrested after leading police on a high speed pursuit, crossing the ACT-NSW border four times with a large sword, a flick k…
🇦🇺 Australië
Woman dead, two seriously injured after Yarra Ranges bus crash
A woman has died and multiple people injured after a bus and two cars collided on a dangerous stretch of highway north-east of Melbourne.
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Politiek
Albanese couldn't have timed his Medicare hack bombshell better
Anthony Albanese couldn't have picked a better time to drop the metaphorical bomb that a rogue artificial intelligence agent breached an Austral…