‘Evil twin’:Palmyra man allegedly faked WiFi networks to steal personal info

‘Evil twin’:Palmyra man allegedly faked WiFi networks to steal personal info

Michael Clapsis,42,was arrested after an airline employee noticed a suspicious WiFi network during a domestic flight in April.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt

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Beijing is not on our side. Let’s not fall for a pair of therapy pandas

Beijing is not on our side. Let’s not fall for a pair of therapy pandas

Premier Li Qiang’s visit confirmed the mask is back on and the tactics have changed,but China’s strategy has not.

  • byPeter Hartcher
‘I’ve agonised over this’:Suspected foreign interference victims break silence

‘I’ve agonised over this’:Suspected foreign interference victims break silence

Federal police told some of Australia’s most prominent critics of the Chinese Communist Party they were suspected targets of a foreign interference operation.

  • byMatthew Knott
WA man sentenced after trying to steal superannuation from dead girlfriend

WA man sentenced after trying to steal superannuation from dead girlfriend

A WA man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after fraudulently trying to claim his dead girlfriend’s superannuation and life insurance benefits.

  • byMikala Theocharous
Minister admits there are no detainee drones

Minister admits there are no detainee drones

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles made the sensational statement in an interview on Thursday during a bruising week for the government over immigration.

  • byAngus Thompson andOlivia Ireland
Crackdown on dangerous ‘date rape’ drug
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Crackdown on dangerous ‘date rape’ drug

More than 4000 litres of the drug have been seized recently as police warn about a rising number of sexual assaults and overdoses linked to it.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
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‘Audacious’:Over $6 million worth of drugs found hidden on cargo ship in Fremantle
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‘Audacious’:Over $6 million worth of drugs found hidden on cargo ship in Fremantle

Australian Border Force intercepted 120kg of MDMA using sniffer dogs after the ship docked in WA on its way to NSW in February.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Man on Sydney-bound flight tried to open plane door mid-air,court told

Man on Sydney-bound flight tried to open plane door mid-air,court told

The 33-year-old Canadian has pleaded not guilty after police alleged he opened an emergency door while intoxicated during a flight from Vancouver to Australia.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Police investigate large-scale healthcare data breach at MediSecure

Police investigate large-scale healthcare data breach at MediSecure

Federal police are investigating after the Melbourne-based healthcare business was targeted in a ransomware data breach.

  • byDavid Swan andJessica McSweeney
Australian drug smuggling suspects right at home as Dubai makes world’s worst welcome

Australian drug smuggling suspects right at home as Dubai makes world’s worst welcome

A mega-leak of property records reveals how suspected drug traffickers and other criminals call the United Arab Emirates a safe haven as the Gulf state looks the other way.

  • byNick McKenzie andAmelia Ballinger
The ABC reporter,the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’
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The ABC reporter,the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’

Award-winning ABC reporter Mahmood Fazal passed on menacing messages from an organised crime gang to journalists,one of whom became so fearful he reported it to police. Fazal denies any wrongdoing.

  • byKate McClymont