Optus is hit by a cyber attack that compromises customer information. Customers' names, dates of birth, phone numbers and email addresses have been exposed.

Optus says both current and former customers may have potentially been involved in a cyber attack. So which information has been impacted, and how can you boost your online security?

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan says he is "shocked and deeply distressed" by claims made about Hawthorn's treatment of First Nations players.

Today is the start of a 'very long season' of rain and severe weather, NSW's resilience minister says, as the weary Northern Rivers region braces for more floods.

On the national day of mourning for the Queen, thousands gather to protest and call for the recognition of injustices against Indigenous people.

David Hurley has described the Queen's death as "something bigger than us", while at the same time noting many First Nations' people's opinion of the Queen is shaped by our colonial history. 

There has been a major development in one of Donald Trump's legal woes. Here is a look at the various investigations and lawsuits the former US president faces as he considers another run in 2024.

The whale rescue effort on Tasmania's west coast has managed to refloat over 30 of the animals which beached themselves — but around 200 could not be saved.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on world leaders to bolster their support for Ukraine as Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong condemns Russia's threats.

Russian security forces reportedly detain more than 1,300 people during protests which erupted after Vladimir Putin announced plans to call up 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine.

Australia's race to net zero will partly be a nationwide home renovation project. And it starts with your hot water system.

Several people have been rescued from flooded vehicles in western NSW and heavy downpours are forecast to continue pounding rain-soaked regions along the coast overnight.

The injured bus driver who refused to go to hospital and instead helped passengers is being praised for doing a "magnificent job" after the horror crash.

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says Indigenous players are "confronted and challenged" they were not aware of Hawthorn racism allegations, as retired great Eddie Betts calls for all clubs to match the Hawks' review.

Vice Admiral Mike Noonan warns the country's ageing Collins Class submarine fleet will become easier to detect in an increasingly crowded maritime neighbourhood because they need to surface more frequently than nuclear-powered boats.

A Malaysian defence contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard", who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in US military history, has been arrested in Venezuela.

The final verdict brings a close to a court process which stretched 16 years, cost $500 million and resulted in the conviction of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders.

Former Cancer Council ambassador Amanda Power, from Townsville, is charged with nine counts of fraud after she allegedly faked a cancer diagnosis to secure thousands of dollars from the community.

Sergeant Julie Frost has apologised to the Yuendumu community over the police handling of Kumanjayi Walker’s death.

Two whale stranding events in a week, with the second happening in the same location as Australia's worst ever beaching two years ago. This is what we know about why Tasmania is causing whales such trouble.

Subbies are taking the day off without pay and shops are closing rather than paying staff extra wages. Cafes and restaurants that do stay open are often lumping the extra cost onto the consumer. 

A North Korean official tells the US to stop making "reckless remarks" and "keep its mouth shut" after it said Russia was purchasing weapons from North Korea for its invasion of Ukraine.

Hollywood star and UN Refugee Agency special envoy Angelina Jolie tours Pakistan's worst-affected areas as the country grapples with disease outbreaks among hundreds of thousands of floods survivors.

Internet access is being restricted in Iran as violent protests sparked by the death of a woman in police custody spread across the country.

Denmark's royal family says Queen Margrethe II has cancelled all of her official activities for the week after testing positive on the evening of September 20.