It’s been revealed Russian cyber criminals ­released a fifth portion of ­stolen Medibank data in four folders labelled sexually transmitted diseases,  escalating their assault on Australia’s biggest health insurer. 

At least 150 child safety officer positions are sitting unfilled across the state, with vacancy rates in some regions rocketing to more than 30 per cent. 

A housing scheme designed to help first-home buyers crack into the property market in the regions has already drawn in 165 Queenslanders less than two months since it was launched. 

A Cairns social media influencer with 140,000 followers has become a victim of the city’s crime epidemic for a fourth time, returning home to find every room ransacked and her Christmas presents ripped open. 

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