Key Points
- Frantic search unfolds for five-year-old child missing in flood waters...
- World leaders sound alarm on the effects of climate change...
- Geelong's Max Holmes set to miss the A-F-L grand final
- The United Nations calls for calm amid mass protests in Iran...
- Optus customers warned to watch for suspicious activity after a security breach on personal data
A five-year-old child is missing after being washed away in floodwaters in western New South Wales as the state remains on alert.
Two vehicles became trapped in floodwaters on McGrane Way at Tullamore, northwest of Parkes, at about 8pm on Friday.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims the referendums carried out in Ukraine's occupied territories will be condemned by the world.
The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums in the Luhansk, Kherson and partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions were widely seen as a prelude to Moscow annexing the areas.Ukrainian officials claim people were banned from leaving some occupied areas until the four-day vote was over, employees were threatened with the sack if they did not participate, and Soldiers were going door-to-door for votes in the polls.
Telecommunications company Optus is assuring customers that passwords and financial data were not compromised during a recent cyberattack.
Optus has written to customers explaining that personal details including email addresses and identity documents like drivers licenses were exposed.
