The eSafety Commissioner could use an extraordinary power to force telcos to block access to social media site X, formerly Twitter, as the company cops scorn from politicians for fighting an order to take down graphic material.
Network Ten has sought costs from Bruce Lehrmann, saying the ex-Liberal staffer gambled with his defamation case to conceal his rape of Brittany Higgins.
Renewable energy generation is lifting its overall share of a growing national electricity market and pushing wholesale prices down, according to official data.
Authorities have intercepted almost half a million illegal vapes in the largest sting of its kind since import laws came into effect at the start of the year.