Westpac have been publicly sanctioned for the sudden closure of a branch in a remote part of the Northern Territory, leaving vulnerable customers without access to their money or banking services. The Banking Code Compliance Committee (BCCC) found the bank failed to provide customers adequate support when it suddenly closedContinue Reading
ASIO boss Mike Burgess will continue to lead the spy agency for another term. Federal Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil confirmed Mr Burgess’ appointment will remain as Director-General of Security for an additional five-year term. “Mr Burgess has made an extraordinary contribution to Australia’s national security and his leadership ofContinue Reading
A group of Chinese men who arrived illegally by boat on Australia’s remote northwest coast earlier this month walked onto an air base being used in the country’s signature border security operation without being detected, according to a report. The ABC’s 7.30 on Tuesday night revealed fresh details about theContinue Reading
Qantas has moved to temporarily stop direct flights from Perth to London amid international fears of an Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel. The airline says flights between the two cities will continue, but flight paths will be adjusted due to security threats in the Middle East. The QF9 flight hasContinue Reading
Thousands of email accounts are on the chopping block as Google attempts a widescale crackdown on Gmail users. The company announced in May that onwards from December it would be deleting accounts that hadn’t been active for two years – with users being urged to log in if they wantContinue Reading
Defence chiefs have revealed the VIP flight data on politicians travel published on its own website is “corrupted” and has underestimated and over-estimated the travel of federal ministers and MPs. The extraordinary claim emerged under questioning at Senate estimates on Wednesday as defence secretary Greg Moriarty and Chief of theContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has announced a $5bn deal with tech giant Microsoft to ramp up Australia’s battle against cybercrime and upskill up to 30,000 workers. The Prime Minister unveiled the mega deal in Washington DC on Tuesday, pitching it as “a major investment” to help Australia strengthen its position as aContinue Reading
On August 27, 23 US Marines were on board an MV-22B Osprey aircraft when it crashed over the Tiwi Islands off the Northern Territory during a routine military training exercise, taking the lives of three American Marines. The horror crash comes just one month on from the Talisman Sabre helicopterContinue Reading
In 2016, Kim Kardashian was in mourning. The celebrity megastar had lost a companion, a confidant, business partner and personal assistant. This wasn’t a human being; her very last BlackBerry mobile phone had died. Despite having access to wealth some of us can only dream of, Kardashian was a long-timeContinue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles was personally consulted over the decision to stop publishing where politicians are flying on VIP flights during the same period he personally ran up a $3.6 million bill. New documents obtained under freedom of information laws have revealed that the Australian Federal Police conducted theContinue Reading