An Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia were denied bail Friday, on the first charges against suspected operatives under Australia’s sweeping espionage laws enacted in 2018. Kira Korolev, 40, and her husband, Igor Korolev, 62, are Russian-born Australian citizens and hold Russian passports. They did not appear in person and...
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Australian court lifts order blocking X on church stabbing video
An Australian court on Monday rejected a bid by the country’s cyber safety regulator to extend a temporary order for Elon Musk-owned X to block videos of the stabbing of an Assyrian church bishop, which authorities had called a terrorist attack. Federal Court judge Geoffrey Kennett said the application to extend the injunction granted last...
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Network 10 is in ‘total turmoil’ and may not survive as Australia’s third commercial broadcaster
Embattled broadcaster Network 10 is facing “serious turmoil” amid failing programs, sliding ratings, an ad revenue crisis, and a messy ownership battle at its American parent company. News today that glitzy reality series The Masked Singer and major franchise The Bachelor have been axed is the latest sign of the company’s deepening woes – and...
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The biggest tech court case in Australian history you’ve never heard of
There are roughly 15 million Australians currently suing Apple and Google, and they don’t even know it. You’re probably one of them. As a nation, we download more than a billion apps each year, and the Federal Court is trying to decide whether we’re being ripped off in the process. The verdict could upend the...