Today's top Malaysian news, sport and lifestyle.
Australia has confirmed its first case of H5N1 avian influenza in local wildlife after a greater crested tern tested positive in South Australia, signalling a shift in the virus's geographical spread.
A 28-year-old Singaporean trainee doctor has pleaded guilty to secretly filming more than 500 colleagues in toilets and showers at three major Melbourne hospitals, with police discovering over 10,000 video and image files during their investigation.
Australia's corporate regulator ASIC has initiated a review of audit conduct complaints across the Big Four accounting firms following allegations that KPMG misused confidential client information to secure audit contracts.
A critical network outage at Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications provider, disrupted rail services, payment systems and emergency calls across the nation on Wednesday morning, affecting millions of users.
Australia's biggest telecommunications company Telstra suffered a significant outage on July 8, disrupting regional train services near Melbourne and leaving taxi drivers unable to process payments from passengers.
The Christian Brothers, which operated over 100 Australian schools, has secured a court order pausing new abuse compensation cases due to dwindling finances. The order has paid out Aus$480 million since 1980 and now proposes asset sales to settle remaining claims.
Australia's government has condemned parliamentary delays to legislation that would strengthen the eSafety Commissioner's enforcement powers against social media platforms breaching the nation's ban on under-16s holding accounts, introduced in December.
Thai narcotics authorities have busted a sophisticated drug trafficking operation, seizing 24.38kg of heroin concealed in everyday items across five parcels destined for Australia and Taiwan. The operation involved a network spanning Thailand, Laos, and overseas.
Australia's government is exploring a fundamental restructuring of its Big Four accounting firms following repeated scandals. Proposals include forced separation of audit and consulting divisions and stricter federal oversight.
Australia is introducing legislation to strengthen its under-16 social media ban by empowering its internet regulator with expanded court powers to pursue non-compliant tech companies, marking a significant regulatory escalation.
Ahmed al Ahmed, hailed as a hero for disarming a gunman during last December's Bondi Beach mass shooting that killed 15 people, has pleaded not guilty to assault and stalking charges against his father in a Sydney court.