Alex Chance

2 months ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Tracey Hannaford |Alex Chance

After receiving a devastating breast cancer diagnosis in the prime of her life, Kate Thomas fell into Belle Gibson's intoxicating web of lies. It nearly killed her. "I had only been married for one year and a week … I was thinking about having a family, buying a house," Thomas said. "All of a sudden, I'm getting the worst news I think I can ever get," she recalled. Doctors in 2014 told the 34-year-old she had a 50-50 chance of survival.

Dec 1, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Alex Chance

Police commanders now admit they were drastically unprepared when terror struck the centre of Sydney on December 15, 2014. "The [security] environment was changing significantly, very quickly," NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson, current head of the police counter-terrorism unit, told 60 Minutes. "ISIS had declared a caliphate in Syria. ASIO had increased the threat level in Australia to probable.

Dec 1, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Alex Chance

"Everyone just wanted them out. And you know, for it not to happen, there's a deep grief in that. And I think the impact is felt by everyone," Baird said, commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the siege. "To have that loss of Tori and Katrina, I'll never lose that," Baird said, referring to the two hostages who were tragically killed during the siege.

Dec 1, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Alex Chance

"Everyone just wanted them out. And you know, for it not to happen, there's a deep grief in that. And I think the impact is felt by everyone," Baird said, commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the siege. "To have that loss of Tori and Katrina, I'll never lose that," Baird said, referring to the two hostages who were tragically killed during the siege.

Mar 13, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Alex Chance

"We are facing an authoritarian regime that can reach right into our bedrooms, into our kids' room, into our lounge room, and we don't know how to handle that," intelligence expert Professor John Blaxland, whose research confirms that China has penetrated Western countries with a multitude of advanced AI-led surveillance and cyber espionage capabilities, said.