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Boxing Australia CEO Dinah Glykidis resigns ahead of Commonwealth Games

Boxing Australia is in crisis after its chief executive Dinah Glykidis resigned on Friday, weeks ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Her resignation follows that of national Integrity manager Kelly Loakes. High-performance manager (HPM) Jonathan Hall is on leave. Mr Hall’s out-of-office message directs all HPM enquiries to Jamie Pittman, the former Australian national head coach,…

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Online fraud and scams increase as vigilance falls, AIC report finds

Online fraud and scams rose in 2025, while online abuse and identity crime decreased and cybercrime remained significantly under-reported, a new report has found. The Australian Institute of Criminology Australian Cybercrime Statistical report, released this week, took responses from 10,593 Australians, almost half of whom had been a victim of some form of cybercrime in…

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Urban Utilities backs down on planned price hike after criticism from Queensland government

A major south-east Queensland water retailer has backed down on a planned price hike, which left the government’s key cost-of-living measure in tatters. Urban Utilities last week announced its prices would go up by a greater amount this financial year than the previous, despite a freeze on bulk water charges. The move was heavily criticised…

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Nancy Guthrie ransom notes deemed fake, search for NBC host’s mother continues

All three kidnapping-related messages that have surfaced in media reports about the disappearance of NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother are fake, an FBI official says.  The FBI assessment pertains to the two ransom notes reported in early February, days after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie went missing, and a third, more recent message from someone…

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First person charged under new Queensland e-scooter laws just seven minutes after they came into effect

A Brisbane e-scooter rider has become the first person charged under tougher new e-mobility laws, alleged to be riding over the legal alcohol limit. The 28-year-old Teneriffe man was stopped by police for not wearing a helmet on Queen Street in the CBD, just after midnight. Police Assistant Commissioner Rhys Wildman said officers were able…

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