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Faith Isaacs felt like something was not right as she shared brunch with her older sister Jana Armstrong. It was the last time Ms Isaacs saw the 30-year-old mother alive. Family and domestic violence support services: 1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732 DV Connect Women’s Line: 1800 811 811 MensLine: 1300 789 978 Kids Helpline: 1800…
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a joint warning alongside nearly two dozen partner agencies about Russian-linked hackers targeting critical Australian industries. The ASD has highlighted poorly secured network devices as easy targets for hackers linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). It says cyber actors operating for the FSB are targeting critical infrastructure…
Volunteers have been left stunned after a memorial garden dedicated to lost loved ones was ransacked by thieves in western NSW. Nearly $2,000 worth of plants were taken from the National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG) memorial garden in Dubbo over the weekend. The charity permits individuals to pledge plants in the garden in…
Parts of the Sturt Highway, which connects Sydney to Adelaide and provides an integral part of the country’s freight network, have been given the lowest possible safety rating by the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). It is one of several major Australian highways that had sections rated one out of five stars in data released…
One of the largest employers in Victoria’s north-west, Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH), has suddenly parted ways with its chief executive. Terry Welch had been in the role since September 2020, and led the hospital through its transition from private to public ownership. Hospital staff received an email yesterday from the board of directors confirming…
Australia’s best-performing Paris Olympics team see Sydney’s World Cup finals as a way to stay in the conversation outside the Games cycle. The Stingers, Australia’s women’s water polo team, romped to silver in the Paris pool in somewhat of a surprise result that trumped any other team performance. It was their best effort since clinching…
Benji Marshall has slammed “bull**** rumours” claiming a fractured relationship with Jarome Luai contributed to the star five-eighth’s early exit from Wests Tigers. Marshall insisted the shock decision to farewell the four-time premiership winner after only two seasons was due to the club’s long-term success and next generation of talent in mind. The coach also…
A New South Wales judge has questioned how a Newcastle man was able to allegedly sell books containing child abuse material via a worldwide online retailer. Convicted paedophile Steven Andrew Larkins fronted an online bail court on Tuesday morning charged with six offences. The charges include producing, possessing and disseminating child abuse material. It is…
South Australia’s Supreme Court has been played a recorded prison phone call in which a woman confronts her former partner’s alleged murderer. Warning: This story contains content some readers may find distressing. Johnathan Paul Parker, 51, is standing trial after previously pleading not guilty to the murder of Krystal Marshall, 38, in October 2023, but…
US President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against his own government over leaked tax records was an unparalleled exercise in self-dealing, a US judge has said in a scathing ruling. District Judge Kathleen Williams accused Mr Trump and his legal team of having manipulated the justice system when he sued the nation’s revenue collection agency, the Internal…