An identity theft syndicate has been busted over a phone scam which saw 200 people have their details stolen, defrauding over $1 million dollars. 

The two year investigation ended after three Sydney properties were raided, with police finding electronic equipment, MDMA tablets and more than $10,000 in cash.

Three men have been arrested and charged with 80 offences and will appear in court next month.

A woman’s body has been found this morning by a passer-by washed up on a North Cronulla beach.

The unidentified woman was found fully clothed and a post-mortem exam will be conducted to discover the cause of death.

Police have set up a crime scene on the beach with a helicopter conducting a search of the area as investigations continue.

If you have any information, please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is back again this year, with locals across Australia hosting events in support of the charity.

In Brisbane city, the Stamford Plaza is hosting a ‘Right and Royal’ themed morning tea, fundraising in support of those affected by cancer.

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea events can be held anytime throughout May or June as an easy and fun way for people to unite and give back.

The Victoria Bridge closure has sparked concerns that road users will have to use the Go Between toll bridge as an alternative route.

Brisbane City Council proposed banning cars from the bridge in 2016 and turning it into a “green bridge” as part of the $944 million dollar Brisbane Metro Project.

Public and active transport chairman Adrian Schrinner said motorists will not be forced to pay for toll roads as part of the closure, assuring the council modelling shows no change in traffic volume on the Go Between bridge.

Lava in Hawaii has crept towards a geothermal power plant forcing the workers to shut down facilities due to fears of deadly gases.

Flowing lava has been seen from the Kilauea Volcano, and workers in the nearby power plant have removed flammable substances and the deep-underground wells have been filled with cold water.

If the lava flows into the wells before they’re plugged, it could release lethal Hydrogen sulphate gas.

Australian investigators have dismissed claims that Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was deliberately crashed by the pilot.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau rejected claims that the flight was the subject of “controlled ditching” into the sea.

The Bureau maintains that the pilot was unconscious during the final moments of the flight.

Optus will pay $1.5 million after Consumer Watchdog found the company pressured customers to move to the NBN sooner than required.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in December launched court proceedings against Optus after they urged people to move to the NBN before the telco was allowed to cancel the services.

Scientists have detected a radio signal from billions of light-years away during their search for aliens.

The Breakthrough Listen project launched by Stephen Hawking in 2015 is the biggest search for extraterrestrial life and detected the radio signal while scanning skies from Australia.

The Fast Radio Burst, as it’s known, is said to last for a millisecond and sound like an ambulance siren, but according to scientists, ‘aliens are unlikely to be behind the rare and mysterious signal’.