An Apple spokesperson has stated the recent Facetime bug letting users listen to audio when the call has not yet been picked up, will be fixed by the end of the week.

It comes after Facetime users found this bug worked on group calls, whilst normal two-way calls were not affected, with Apple since disabling the ability for group Facetimes.

CEO of security firm TrustedSec, Dave Kennedy, says although it is unsure if the bug was exploited maliciously, Apple’s brand will still take the hit from the incident.

According to a domestic survey published this week, Afghan men remain strongly opposed to giving women more freedoms and leadership positions, with two thirds believing women already have too many rights.

Responses found younger men were even more reluctant than their elders to embrace women’s rights, while almost one in three women thought women are “too emotional” for leadership positions.

Australia has been ranked 13th least corrupt in the world by the Transparency International’s corruption perception Index released yesterday, representing an equal record low for the nation.

Australia’s failure to improve on its record low ranking in the global measure of government corruption has prompted renewed calls for a federal integrity commission to be established “without delay and political wrangling”.

New Zealand was ranked the second least corrupt country in the world, just behind Denmark.

A new report warns thats Adani’s proposed Carmichael Coal Mine could destroy the last major habitat of the endangered black-throated finch.

The Galilee Basin is the most viable and populace location for the birds, while also being the main location for the mine, and as a result, the Indian company has earmarked 33 000 hectares of alternative habitat.

A report compiled by the Foundation for Young Australians has revealed up to a third of young people in the nation’s most marginal electorates are without a job or underemployed.

The report points to Queensland as being most at risk from a chronic mismatch between the job needs of young people and the skills they take into the workforce, with warnings many have skills that will be useless within a decade.

A study released by regional mayors reveals $63.7 billion is needed to keep South-East Queensland moving over the next two decades.

The population of the region is expected to grow by about 1.8 million people to more than 5 million people by 2041, putting more demand on the already strained transport network.

Torrential rain in Far North Queensland which has caused flash flooding, landslips, and prompted warnings for some residents to move to higher ground.

Senior forecaster Gabriel Branescu said the north tropical coast and may track south over the central coast over the coming days so that it will be a continuation of heavy falls, and wet days ahead.

Some parts have received more than 400mm of rain in less than 24 hours, and it is not expected to let up anytime soon.

Six firefighting helicopters have been grounded across Australia after one of them crashed into a dam in eastern Victoria.

Two pilots and one engineer were on board the Aircrane when it crashed into a dam at Jericho after 7:00 pm.

The cause of the crash was not clear. The injured have been examined for minor injuries and shock, and they released from the hospital.