Every 10 minutes, cybercriminals are preying on Australian businesses and individuals, leaving some people tens of thousands of dollars worse off. Max, who doesn’t want to use his real name, lost $66,000 when he transferred money to what he thought was a legitimate bank account. The 65-year-old self-funded retiree said he contacted a dealership about buying a 2019 Ford Mustang …

HWPL Sydney holds its 50th interfaith dialogue session discussing ‘The Beginning of Man’ according to the Scriptures. Sydney, September 21, 2019 – International peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace & Restoration of Light) held its 50th interfaith dialogue W.A.R.P (World Alliance of Religions’ Peace) meeting in Sydney, a significant conflict-resolution initiative which aims to reduce the inter-religious misunderstandings and …

Mothers accused of being part of a $4 million ‘fake daycare centre’ fraud shielded their faces – and one claimed her innocence – as they fronted court for the first time. Thirty-five people faced a south-west Sydney court on Monday over allegations they participated in a fraud by saying their kids attended the Red Roses Daycare Centre. But police claim …

The NSW Government has accused residents of Mascot Towers of attempting to force its hand to pay for urgent remediation work on the beleaguered apartment complex. The 132-unit Mascot Towers block was evacuated in June after cracks were found in the building’s car park. At an extraordinary general meeting in August, owners voted to raise $7 million in special levies for remediation …

Councillor Khal Asfour has been re-elected Mayor for a second term in the City of Canterbury Bankstown overnight, defeating Councillor Glen Waud by 9 votes to 4. “I would like to thank my fellow Councillors for the trust they have continued to place in me, to lead our City over the final year of this Council’s term,” Mayor Asfour said. …

Iranian authorities have now confirmed the nation is detaining three Australians, with one of them accused of spying for a third country. The details are contained in a brief report from the semi-official Fars news agency, which contains the first information from within Iran about the detention of three Australians. It quotes an Iranian judiciary official saying two Australian travel bloggers …

Cardinal George Pell has taken his legal fight to overturn his child sex abuse convictions to the High Court of Australia. A 12-page application seeking leave to appeal has been lodged, following the Victorian Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Pell’s appeal in August. The 78-year-old former adviser to the Pope is currently serving a maximum six-year prison sentence for the sexual …

A man has died while trying to avoid a swooping magpie in a park near Wollongong which has a history of attacks. The 76-year-old was riding his bicycle in Woonona yesterday morning when the bird started to swoop so he rode off the path in an effort to escape. He then crashed into a fence post, was thrown to the …

HWPL Australia hosted peace conferences in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, to raise awareness about peace culture and the D.P.C.W Sydney, September 8, 2019 – For the first time in the 5-years’ of Heavenly Culture World Peace and Restoration of Light’s (HWPL) World Peace Summit, the Australian branch of this peace NGO hosted Legislate Peace events, aligned to the summit held …

Queensland remains a “tinderbox” despite favourable bushfire conditions, with Gold Coast hinterland residents on alert while firefighters work to control a blaze. Firefighters from Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand have arrived in Queensland to give weary crews a break after days of fighting fires that have razed homes and bushland. Meanwhile, on Saturday at 1pm, the New …