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Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says company to blame and flags new laws with large fines for such breaches

Clare O'Neil says blame lies with Optus for a security breach affecting millions of Australians, as the company follows her call to offer free services to monitor customer accounts for fraud.

Sri Lankan fishermen say a key measure introduced by the Australian government to deter operators from sending desperate people across the seas is ineffective, while official sources say the brother of a Sri Lankan MP is being investigated over allegations of people smuggling.

A controversial program that provides visas to those who invest at least $5 million in Australia is on the chopping block ahead of next month's budget.

Despite Anthony Albanese vowing to pass legislation for a federal anti-corruption commission this year, the suspension of Parliament after the death of Queen Elizabeth has meant that’s been shelved, plus the queen’s body is now in Edinburgh in stage one of her journey back to London.

The Albanese government is eyeing a move to abolish a scheme that fast-tracks visas for international investors, after Labor set it up a decade ago.

Natural disaster clean-ups this year have cost each Australian household more than $1500 and is set to exceed more than $2500 by 2050, a new report has found.

The federal government will allocate $200 million annually to prevent and prepare for natural disasters.

Opposition spokesman on cyber security James Paterson continues to pressure the government to act on Chinese-owned applications.