Jack Taylor 
Thousands of Australian myGov accounts are being suspended every month because of scams. From January to October of this year, Services Australia identified, investigated and responded to more than 6000 unique scams impersonating it. These individual scams target multiple people, with almost 97 per cent featuring a reference to myGov. Watch the latest news and … Read more
A review will be launched into the Optus outage that affected millions of Australians, as the telco ombudsman urges those impacted to raise compensation with the provider. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said connectivity was “absolutely essential” for consumers and businesses, while announcing the federal government’s investigation. “While we welcome that Optus services were restored over … Read more
Queensland schools will have the option of implementing four-day weeks for students next year after the state government finalised a policy for administrators to consider “flexible arrangements”. The education department has written to schools this week to provide guidelines to change class hours from Term 1, 2024. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The push for four-day … Read more
Indefinite immigration detention is unlawful, the High Court has ruled, upending a controversial decision that has guided the Australian asylum seeker policy for the last two decades. With a majority of justices in agreement, the court overturned a 2004 determination that ruled unsuccessful asylum seekers who could not be removed to another country could lawfully … Read more
Thousands of Palestinians fled northern Gaza on Wednesday, travelling kilometres on foot through the battered enclave in a growing exodus prompted by Israel’s intensified ground and air campaign. Streams of people — women, children, the elderly and disabled — made their way down Salah Eddin St, one of the two north-south highways in Gaza, along … Read more
An elderly duo has been caught allegedly keying cars, including a Tesla, at a popular Brisbane shopping centre. In a video supplied to 7NEWS, the pair can be seen milling around cars in the Brookside Shopping Centre carpark as shoppers come and go around them. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Elderly duo allegedly key cars at … Read more
A “critical teacher shortage” is behind the Queensland government’s push toward “flexible arrangements” for students, potentially including four-day school weeks, education experts believe. And it’s feared any changes could increase the disparity in outcomes between private and public school students, with the trend expected to continue throughout Australia. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland edges closer … Read more
Australia may begin releasing scores of refugees in immigration detention within days following a landmark High Court ruling. A majority of the High Court on Wednesday found indefinite detention was unlawful and overturned a 20-year-old precedent. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: High Court rules indefinite detention of asylum seekers unlawful. Watch the latest news and stream … Read more
Violence has erupted as pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters squared off in Melbourne’s southeast after a suspicious fire at a nearby burger shop. Police used pepper-spray as a fight broke out in the middle of Hawthorn Road in Caulfield South on Friday night. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne protesters clash as pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups face … Read more
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (Nexstar) — A Travis County judge has ordered Attorney General Ken Paxton to testify under oath in a three-year-old wrongful termination lawsuit from his former top deputies. Judge Jan Soifer ordered Wednesday that Paxton and three other top aides in the Office of Attorney General must sit in deposition, sworn testimony that … Read more
