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Domestic and family violence victim-survivors who are concerned their safety may have been compromised have been advised to take precautions after a major data breach at the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). The state attorney general, Michael Daley, said on Thursday that the hacker gained unlawful entry to part of the … Read more

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is expected to call the federal election on Friday for a polling day in early May, according to Labor sources. Speculation had been rife in Canberra that Albanese could visit the governor general on either Friday or Sunday, to request an election be called, in order to capitalise on momentum … Read more

US immigration authorities have detained a doctoral student at the University of Alabama, campus officials confirmed on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the state’s flagship university said in a brief statement that a student was arrested “off campus” by federal immigration officials, but declined to comment further, citing privacy laws. The US government’s justification for detaining … Read more

Pizza parties and iPads are being offered to pupils as incentives to improve school attendance, according to a new report which says sanctions alone are less likely to work. While some schools in England are using fines, detentions and letters home to crack down on absence, others prefer a rewards-based approach, with prize draws for … Read more

The private data of top security advisers to US President Donald Trump can be accessed online, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday, adding to the fallout from the officials’ use of a Signal group chat to plan airstrikes on Yemen. Mobile phone numbers, email addresses and in some cases passwords used by national … Read more

The US judge set to hear a new lawsuit over the Signal fiasco is the same judge whom Donald Trump has argued should be impeached for blocking him from using wartime powers to deport Venezuelan migrants. James Boasberg, a district judge in Washington, was assigned on Wednesday to a lawsuit alleging Trump officials violated federal … Read more

The government plans to give police in England and Wales powers to change the route or timing of protest marches planned outside places of worship in order to give greater protection against intimidation. The government is to include the powers in an amendment to the crime and policing bill after concerns were raised about protests … Read more

Overworked police lack the resources, time and experience to investigate crimes properly, leading to victims being failed and an erosion in faith in law enforcement, an official report has found. The report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) says that the rate of positive outcomes – when police identify a … Read more

Labour MPs have accused the chancellor of making “devastating” and “unacceptable” welfare cuts after the government’s own analysis showed they would leave more than 3 million households worse off and push 250,000 people into poverty. Backbench MPs hit back after the government published its impact assessment of the benefits reductions which were announced in full … Read more

The Coalition has vowed to repeal Labor’s legislated tax cuts if Peter Dutton wins this year’s election, a position branded as “extraordinary” by the government after years of the opposition promising lower taxes for Australians. Instead the Coalition says its plan to halve, for one year, the fuel excise added to petrol would be a … Read more