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Hackers were able to obtain personal details for millions of current and former Optus customers in a trial and error" attack exploiting a coding error, Australia's telecommunication watchdog alleges.
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Australians have woken to the shortest day of the year. Here's what the winter solstice means for you.
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Hundreds of thousands of birds have been killed on a poultry egg farm after authorities detected bird flu on the property.
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Australia's Hindu community has slammed what it claims is an unfair" and fearmongering" expose about the extent of India's spying in the country.
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A Queensland mother has reportedly woken from a coma after her husband and two of her children died in a nightmare" crash.
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Unsuspecting Aussies are being duped by opportunistic scammers pretending to be nbn workers.
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Dashcam footage has captured the moment a P-plater got out of his car and confronted another driver in an apparent road rage incident.
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A poultry egg farm has gone into immediate lock down after a case of the highly contagious bird flu was detected in a second state.
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Frost and low temperatures are forecast for most of the week, with rain expected for those areas in desperate need of some relief.
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Peter Dutton's election promise to build seven nuclear reactors has been met with a firm no from the state premiers, and one would-be premier.
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This carmaker has built a solid following in Australia by offering value-for-money cars, but its latest offering drastically strays from that formula.
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The Blue Oval is targeting well-heeled driving enthusiasts with a high-powered version of its legendary muscle car, taking on the might of Europe's supercars.
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Aussies have woken to freezing temperatures thanks to a lengthy low-pressure system moving across the eastern third of the country.
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The Irwin family have remained Aussie icons in the decades since Steve's death. They continue to build on his legendary reputation and keep his legacy alive.
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Car prices have soared in recent years as brands have moved away from offering drive-away bargains. This hatchback breaks the mould.
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In an effort to help its more vulnerable customers switch to 4G, Telstra will be providing eligible customers with free phones.
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Blasting the proposal as designed to be a distraction", the environment minister said taxpayers should know the bill of the nuclear power push.
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In an effort to help its more vulnerable customers switch to 4G, Telstra will be gifting eligible customers.
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A historic ruling has awarded an Indigenous group as the native title owners of more than 365,000 hectares of land.
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The complexity of the anti-Semitic prejudice hitting Australian Jews has been laid bare in one shocking story.
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More than 60 cars took to the track for a race against the clock, inclement weather, a tough track and world-class drivers.
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Fears over a rise in online misogynistic content influencing young men will drive a new national campaign against the impact of social media on domestic violence.
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An MP took to social media to announce an exciting new project worth $10 billion, but it ended up being labelled absolute lunacy".
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We're getting closer to knowing exactly how a new technological development will affect Australia, and it's not looking good.
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This impressive newcomer has Tesla in its sights and a drive of its latest SUV suggests it has the quality and engineering smarts to win over buyers.
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An unmanned aircraft roughly the size of a Boeing 737 is headed to Australia for the first time.
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The next step for a controversial Australian energy project which would power an estimated 1.8 million homes has been announced.
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The Australia parliament is being urged to stand up to social media giants and force Meta back to the Media Bargaining Code.
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Millions of Australians are being warned to brace for another wet and wild weekend after a city was smashed by almost twice its annual June rainfall.
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The Australia parliament is being urged to stand up to social media giants, and force Meta back to the Media Bargaining Code.
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This small car has been a popular choice for Australian buyers for almost three decades and the new model doesn't stray from its traditional formula.
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A group of American freinds have surprised their Kiwi colleague with the Haka after he wasn't able to make it to his grandmother's funeral.
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A dingo has bitten a toddler's thigh as his family were trying to get into their car on K'gari.
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A cloud seeding program which has been running in the NSW Snowy Mountains for two decades has been suspended because of financial pressures.
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A remarkable group of Aussies stationed in Antarctica will swim in freezing waters this week. Here's why.
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Until now, this affordable Chinese brand has failed to live up to the famous badge on its bonnet. A new model will give it a tangible link with the past.
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A fed-up Optus customer has shared their infuriating" experience with the telco's customer service after making a simple request.
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Animal shelters and refuges have reported immense spikes in dogs and cats being surrendered and left abandoned, with owners resorting to desperate measures.
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As cars get quieter and more politically correct, Aussie investors are pouring cash into the vehicles that adorned bedroom walls in the nineties.
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A remarkable group of Aussies stationed in Antarctica will celebrate the Winter Solstice in a very bold way.
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Millions of Australians are being warned to brace for another wet and wild weekend after a city was smashed by almost twice the annual June rainfall.
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A takeover deal that would affect millions of Aussies has just hit a potential roadblock.
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Experts say forcing Facebook owner Meta to operate from inside Australia would prevent it dodging responsibility for scams and other misconduct.
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A united front of Labor state premiers has denounced Peter Dutton's election promise to build seven nuclear reactors.
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A mislabeled fragment of Egyptian papyrus tucked away in a German library has blown apart thousand-year-old perceptions about the Bible, and Jesus himself.
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This cut-price Chinese hatchback has been a popular choice for cash-strapped buyers, but the much improved new model is much more expensive.
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An Irish expat was going for her morning run when she realised why the trail she was on was completely vacant.
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This maker's local vehicle line-up is dominated by its popular workhorse ute and family 4WD but a new arrival aims to change that.
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A brand new feature has been rolled out in Uber apps in Australia.
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Its first model was designed to go head to head with the Model 3 but this start-up brand has a very different target in mind with its second effort.