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Telecommunications leaders want to better protect networks from natural disasters like bushfires.

Hundreds of passengers were trapped on a tram for more than an hour after Sydney’s new $2.9 billion light rail service broke down, prompting an evacuation by police.

It is believed Connie was living in a creek which dried out, so she went in search of a fresh habitat across the four lanes of traffic.

Sydney FC star Adam Le Fondre sees some of himself in new Wanderers recruit Simon Cox, and believes he will be a success in the A-League.

With the cigarette excise set to rise by another 12.5% in September, the former official targeting illegal tobacco says the price rises are creating unintended consequences.

Former US Open champion and Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic has survived a tough five-setter, prevailing over Frenchman Benoit Paire.

After stagnating for decades, public school enrolments are reaching new records every year.

Rugby Australia has been in discussions with former Foxtel executives as the organisation prepares to kick off the formal rights process.

The ASX made a surprise bull-run on Wednesday, posting gains of nearly 1 per cent to new record highs.

Queensland police are urging Chinese international students to stay alert.

Lunar New Year is the most important and auspicious time of the year for many Asian-Australians. Here are the do's and don'ts for good fortune in the year ahead.

Several people in Australia have tested negative for the virus, but health officials are warning travellers to "be cautious".

Cricket Australia is facing another potential Big Bash League scheduling dilemma next summer.

Mitchelton-Scott sports director Matt White has called crunch time at the Tour Down Under ahead of stage three on Thursday.

All Cylinders faces tougher task after three-year-old race scrapped from Randwick's program on Saturday.

An eye surgeon and charity founder and a pioneering orthopaedic surgeon who escaped Saddam Hussein's Iraq have the shortest odds on betting sites.

South East Melbourne veteran Adam Gibson still believes his side can make a last-ditch run to the NBL finals.

The billionaire's phone was hacked in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message sent from the personal account of Saudi's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Hsin-Yu Tsai, 31, faces three charges after she allegedly withdrew $150,000 from a customer's account and transferred another $2.25 million into a Netbank savings account she had secretly set up in someone else's name.