Australia news live: Victoria police charge NSW man over synagogue fire; Minns government confirm fare-free travel days

A 34-year old man has been charged after a suspicious fire at a synagogue in East Melbourne on Friday night. Follow today’s news live

All it can take is a phone call. That’s what Qantas learned this week when the personal information of up to 6 million customers was stolen by cybercriminals after attackers targeted an offshore IT call centre, enabling them to access a third-party system.

It is the latest in a series of cyber-attacks on large companies in Australia involving the personal information of millions of Australians, after the attack on Optus, Medibank and, most recently, Australia’s $4t superannuation sector.

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Male Elder Award: Uncle Harry Phillip Hall

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