
Mystery Apple watch alert activates police search in North Queensland bush
A search and rescue operation is under way near Mount Stuart in Queensland after an emergency alert was sent to triple zero...

Corporate watchdog sues comparison website
Financial watchdog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, is suing a subsidiary of comparison website Finder.com for allegedly providing unlicensed financial services...

Aboriginal kids singled out in police custody
Aboriginal children are being routinely strip-searched in “state sanctioned violence” a defence lawyer has told Victoria’s Yoorrook Justice Commission. Kurnai Legal’s Tessa Theocharous...

Plastic bag recycling program collapses
The nation’s largest soft plastic recycling program has been temporarily scrapped amid concerns millions of items are not being properly recycled. Melbourne...

New COVID wave on the way, experts warn
A recent spike in COVID-19 cases brought on by the new Omicron variant XBB could trigger a fresh wave across the country,...

Victorian Premier launches probe into hacking
Investigators are working to determine whether a cyberattack on a tech company used by the Victorian government has affected thousands of families....

Victoria logging emits 3 million tonnes of carbon
Native forest logging in Victoria emits at least three million tonnes of carbon emissions each year, new research shows. An independent report...

Victoria flood warning as heavy rain continues
More heavy rain and thunderstorms expected across Victoria are likely to increase water levels and trigger flash flooding. Residents across the state...

Flash flood warning as storm approaches Victoria
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding across central and northern Victoria as clean-up efforts continue across the...

‘There’s still days I weep’: Forced adoption victim calls for justice
Fifty years after her newborn son was taken against her will and put up for adoption, Tricia Lester still struggles with the...