Hackers have stolen personal and health-related data of almost 13 million Australians in one of the country's largest cyberattacks.
An electronic prescriptions provider, MediSecure, says it became aware of a ransomware data breach in May.
One week later, a hacker put some of the information up for sale on a Russian hacking site.
MediSecure went into voluntary administration in June and its administrators have now revealed 12.9 million Australians who used the prescription service between March 2019 and November last year had data stolen.
It says the stolen data includes names, home addresses, phone numbers, Medicare card numbers and "limited health information".
Health officials say Israeli forces have bombarded the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps in the centre of the enclave and struck Gaza City in the north, killing at least 21 people as tanks pushed deeper into Rafah in the south.
They say Israeli air strikes have killed 16 in Zawayda town, Bureij and Nuseirat camps and the overcrowded city of Deir-Al-Balah, the last major urban centre in Gaza not to be invaded by Israeli forces.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Israeli troops in the area around Rafah, telling them that military pressure combined with a demand to bring back 120 hostages still held in Gaza was producing results.
A First Nations elder says a historic court case beginning today [[July 19]] will aim to challenge the legal frustrations of Indigenous people.
Uncle Robbie Thorpe is taking legal action against the Magistrates' Court of Victoria and the Attorney-General of Victoria in the Supreme Court.
It will challenge the prevention of Aboriginal people prosecuting genocide crimes in Australian courts and whether King Charles can be immune from such prosecutions.
Uncle Thorpe says the current legal framework perpetuates the destruction of Aboriginal communities by denying their sovereignty.
The federal, state, and territory governments have been urged to do more for consumers ahead of a meeting to discuss next phase of overhauling the electricity market.
Energy and climate ministers are meeting in Melbourne today [[JULY 19]], with persistent cost-of-living pressures and energy reliability concerns driving a push for customers to get more out of their rooftop solar, electric vehicles, and appliances.
Ursula von der Leyen has won support from EU politicians for another five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body.
The 720-member European Parliament approved her with 401 votes in favour, 284 against and 15 abstentions.
She needed 361 votes to pass and made her case by pledging to create a European Defence Union and to stay the course on Europe's green transition.
Ms von der Leyen has laid out a program focused on prosperity.
Our first priority will be prosperity and competitiveness. In the last five years, we have weathered the fiercest storm in our union's economic history. We have emerged stronger from the shock of lockdowns, and we have overcome an unprecedented energy crisis. We did this together and I believe we can be proud of it.
Brisbane Lions star Charlie Cameron and GWS tagger Toby Bedford have had their respective three-match suspensions for rough conduct overturned on appeal.
In separate Appeal Board hearings, both players successfully argued the league's Tribunal had made an error of law when upholding their bans.
Cameron, who was initially charged over the tackle which left West Coast's Liam Duggan concussed, is now free to play in the Lions' clash with ladder-leaders Sydney on Sunday [[July 21]].
