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Australian jailed for selling secrets to Russian broker
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (271+ words) Australian Peter Williams will spend more than seven years behind bars after selling cyber secrets from a US defence contractor to a Russian-linked broker. An Australian man has been sentenced to more than seven years behind bars in the United…...
Western Power reveals $1m worth of stolen laptops
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (235+ words) More than a million dollars worth of computers belonging to Western Power have been stolen or lost in just two and half years, it has been revealed. From July 2023 to December last year the agency responsible for the state's electricity…...
Crypto 'flight risk': bail bid for murder plot accused
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (29+ words) A woman accused of plots to kill her ex-husband and his mother has access to cryptocurrency and the ability to sustain a lifestyle overseas, a court has heard....
Loan applications, drivers licences, personal data of 440k Aussies exposed after hacker hits Sydney finance tech company youX
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (354+ words) A hacker has exposed personal data belonging to hundreds of thousands of Australians it allegedly stole from a Sydney finance technology company. Finance platform youX confirmed its systems were accessed by an unauthorised third party during a cyber security incident…...
Records tumble on way to CBH’s biggest-ever harvest
2+ week, 2+ day ago (356+ words) Georgia Campion is a reporter for Countryman. Originally from Melbourne, Georgia has called WA home since 2011. She began her journalism career in 2023 at the Albany Advertiser before making the move to Countryman in May 2025. Georgia now writes about politics, news,…...
'No faith': funds letting down Aussies on scam risks
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (25+ words) As fraudsters and scammers continue to target Australians' retirement savings, a regulator is calling on super funds to up their game to protect nest eggs....
‘Not a passing grade’: ASIC calls on superannuation funds to lift anti-scam game
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (46+ words) Cheyanne is a business reporter at The West Australian. Prior to joining the team in Perth, she spent nine months at the Pilbara News, covering general news, council, court and sports. Cheyanne holds a double major in Journalism and Global…...
Qoria boss to head expanded online safety group after $1 billion US merger
3+ week, 1+ day ago (41+ words) Sean Smith has reported on business matters for more than 30 years, working in Perth, Melbourne and London. He rejoined The West Australian in 2003, editing the paper's business section for eight years. He now provides business news, commentary and analysis....
Lanna Hill: Be alive to super tactics designed to rush critical decisions
3+ week, 3+ day ago (28+ words) We all know there's a difference between marketing that guides people and marketing that pushes them, and now ASIC's 2026 outlook makes that distinction unavoidable....
WHO sees low risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India
3+ week, 4+ day ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....