Health Minister Mark Butler has unveiled sweeping cuts to the ballooning National Disability Insurance Scheme, aimed at cutting costs of the program down to $55 billion by the end of the decade.
Queensland and New South Wales face off in the decisive Game III of the 2026 State of Origin series. After NSW's historic comeback in Game I and Queensland's dominant win in Game II, the series is tied, setting up a thrilling decider.
The trial of former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire heard evidence suggesting he knew a fraudulent visa scheme involved lying to Immigration. The 67-year-old denies conspiracy charges related to recruiting businesses to sponsor Chinese nationals for permanent residency between 2013-2015.
Telstra, powering 25m mobile services, experienced a major outage blamed on a time-keeping server issue. The Australian government dismissed foreign interference speculation and launched an investigation. Services have largely returned to normal.
A nearly five-hour Telstra mobile outage disrupted train lines, traffic lights, and payments across Australia. Caused by time-keeping server synchronization issues, the root cause remains unknown. Experts suggest mandating multi-carrier routing for essential services and businesses to improve resilience.
Over 120 NSW crown prosecutors have jointly defended their Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Sally Dowling SC, after a parliamentary inquiry report alleged she leaked information to the media and gave false evidence. The inquiry focused on a leak to 2GB regarding a judge's decision to allow an Acknowledgement of Country before sentencing. Ms. Dowling maintains she did not authorize the leak, and the Attorney-General supports her testimony.
Over 120 NSW crown prosecutors have publicly supported their Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Sally Dowling SC, following a parliamentary inquiry report alleging she leaked information to the media and gave false evidence. The inquiry focused on a leak to 2GB regarding a judge's decision to allow an Acknowledgement of Country before sentencing.
