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Two Ernst and Young employees have been sacked after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking information was allegedly breached while the pair worked for the accounting firm at the Commonwealth Bank.

A British actress, who appeared in an Eastenders spin-off and a Jason Statham movie, has been charged with trying to smuggle 320kg of meth into Australia from West Africa.

The immediate suspension of Ian Vaevaso follows an investigative report revealing he destroyed confiscated methamphetamine before becoming top cop.

A young Brit golfer was left gobsmacked after she chased her golf ball to a hole on a UK course - only to find it had settled on a snake measuring a whopping six feet.

The social media ban for under-16s is not a “silver bullet”, the Technology Secretary acknowledged as she faced a backlash from firms which will be hit by the restriction.

The $6.7 million fine ASB has agreed to pay for insufficiently vetting billions of dollars of transactions for money laundering is putting the spotlight on the law in New Zealand.

The Northern Ireland First Minister queried whether the move was ‘more about internal Labour Party politics than what is right’.

A woman was attacked by an 11ft white shark while swimming off a popular beach near Sydney.

Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in the morning on reports that the 35-year-old woman had been bitten by a large shark about 30 meters (100 feet) from the shore.

The Australian chief executive of global accounting firm KPMG has resigned and its lucrative government contracts are under threat amid a growing scandal over alleged leaks of clients’ confidential information.

The United States and its main intelligence allies say Chinese military intelligence services are using online job platforms and professional networking sites to target foreigners with access to sensitive information.

The U.S. has asked Australia to extradite Ian Taylor, a business registration agent whose family set up firms used by organizations including the Islamist militant group Hezbollah, and Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel.

The new technology is expected to be ready by 2027 and is designed to help defend critical subsea cables and pipelines.

A man has died after being attacked by a shark at a popular Australian holiday island.

The little-known property developer and the US president’s son were all smiles when they shook hands on Valentine’s Day within the gilded walls of Mar-a-Lago on a deal they claimed would bring a Trump Tower to Australia’s Gold Coast.

Two Australian women with connections to the Islamic State (IS) have been charged with crimes against humanity after they returned from Syria.

At least two people have died and several more were injured after a plane crashed into an airport hangar in Australia, causing a fire.

Meghan Markle has been mocked after encouraging fans to "call me Meg" during her tour of Australia.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex could consider returning to the UK together if their upcoming trip to Australia is successful, sources claim.

A prominent China-born businesswoman with ties to the highest levels of government in Papua New Guinea will stand trial in Australia

Meghan Markle reveals a rare video of Archie and Lilibet celebrating Easter