A ransomware attack has struck computers across the globe. Here's what we know so far about how it works, and the warning signs to look out for if you're worried you might be affected.
Malicious software that locks up computer files with all-but-unbreakable encryption and demands a ransom for its release takes out business servers around the world, including at the Australian offices of a global law firm.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backs his "outstanding ministry" amid calls from within the Coalition for a ministerial reshuffle, including the axing of Christopher Pyne as Manager of Government Business.
A priest who sexually abused the son of cold case murder victim Maria James was seen covered in blood on the day of her murder, metres from her crime scene.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer hasn't just broken the first rule of being a spin doctor — becoming the story — he's smashed it. Amid uncertainty about his White House future, nostalgia for favourite Spicer moments is breaking out.
Victorian MPs Telmo Languiller and Don Nardella are being formally investigated by Victoria Police over more than $130,000 claimed by the pair in second residence allowances.
Cyber security experts say the Immigration Department is dragging its feet on internet security in the wake of global ransomware attacks, and fear sensitive national security data may be vulnerable to hackers.
We are all a sum of our experiences. Some hit home harder than others. Veteran correspondent Dean Yates, who is open about his PTSD struggle, fears what feelings the 10th anniversary of the deaths of his colleagues will bring up.
A 41-year-old Melbourne surgeon dies almost a month after being punched in the head in the foyer of Box Hill Hospital in the city's east, allegedly after an argument with another man who had been smoking near the building.
Time Magazine asks the Trump organisation to take down any framed copies of a fake cover featuring Donald Trump, which have been prominently displayed in at least five of the US President's golf clubs.
Grenades are fired at Venezuela's Supreme Court in what President Nicolas Maduro condemns as a failed "terrorist attack" launched by a police squad pilot that called for a rebellion against the Government's "tyranny".
A former high-ranking Victorian TAFE executive allegedly helped his unqualified friend to scam $1.8 million from taxpayers to provide bogus engineering qualifications, the state's corruption watchdog hears.
Scientists at the Australian National University in Canberra accidentally discover the process by which plants reduce their susceptibility to drought by better preserving water.
The AFL will seek to increase the two-week suspension handed to Richmond's Bachar Houli, amid criticism the tribunal took comments from Malcolm Turnbull and character evidence given by Waleed Aly into account in its ruling.
As the battle for Mosul in Iraq winds down, the fight against Islamic State in its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa is heating up and monitoring groups say civilians are paying a high price.
Chelsea Bond says focusing on an "Aboriginal middle class" obscures the fact that Indigenous Australians face significant challenges no matter their socioeconomic status.
As Australia's mining boom wanes, several Indigenous communities that were once promised prosperity are left grappling with a legacy of endemic poverty and questions about where all the money has gone.
If Australia were just 100 people, what would it look like? New census data gives us an opportunity to find out, and provides some surprising insights into the state of the nation.
The start of Papua New Guinea's heated national elections is marred by violence, with fighting breaking out between rival clans in the volatile highlands region, where a ballot box was also stolen.
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