A lawyer representing two of the women involved in the Sydney Swans scandal says his clients are in hiding, after receiving threatening messages from the public. Several adult entertainers are understood to have joined players at Melbourne's Pullman Hotel on Sunday night.

Federal authorities have arrested a 27-year-old Russian Australian in Brisbane, accused of foreign interference. Dual citizen Vladimir Teslov is alleged to have infiltrated the Ukrainian armed forces with the intention of gathering information for Russia's war against Kyiv. 

And a US Army battalion is offering soldiers who re-enlist four days of extra leave so that they can play the new Grand Theft Auto video game.

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A lawyer representing two women involved in the Sydney Swans scandal says his clients intend to seek damages for "pain and suffering" following the incident.

ABC reporting suggests there's an allegation that one player touched a woman without her consent.

How has the scandal unfolded? 

The Sydney Swans AFLW Captain says the team is incredibly disappointed by the scandal involving the club. Five men's players were stood down for breaching club standards by drinking and bringing adult entertainers to their Melbourne hotel on Sunday.

A Perth man has appeared in court after being charged with threatening to kill Pauline Hanson. 47-year-old Anton Raymond Illich is accused of threatening the life of the One Nation leader by posting on social media that he'd "hunt her down and kill her".

And the Federal Greens say reports members of a Christian sect paid far-right figures across the country to heckle candidates, threaten to "significantly undermine" Australia's democracy. The Director of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church told a committee hearing into last year's federal election that the reports are a "complete lie".

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The Australian Federal Police have charged a dual Russian-Australian citizen with foreign interference, accusing the man of attempting to send secrets to Russia.

It's alleged he infiltrated the Ukrainian military with ulterior motives.

It's the first time that someone has been charged since Australia introduced tougher foreign interference laws in 2018.

A lawyer representing two of the women involved in an alleged sexual assault scandal engulfing the AFL's Sydney Swans says his clients are suffering "severe stress and anxiety". Several adult entertainers are understood to have joined players at Melbourne's Pullman Hotel on Sunday night.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it will look-into whether there were any common contributing factors, in four recent incidents at Sydney Airport. A fresh investigation has been launched after two Qantas planes were given clearance to taxi in the same area on Tuesday morning.

And Origin Energy has announced as many as 60 customers had their full bank account number accessed in a July cyber security breach which affected approximately 900-thousand current and former customers.

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Sydney Swans captain Callum Mills says he's deeply sorry and fully supports the club's decision to suspend five players amid the scandal engulfing the AFL team.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating a fourth runway incident at Sydney Airport in a matter of weeks.

Indonesian police are investigating the death of an Australian man after he was allegedly assaulted in Bali.

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Sydney Swans chief executive Matthew Pavlich says quote "everyone makes mistakes" amid the scandal engulfing the AFL club.

The New South Wales State Emergency Service says confusion over a code used during the search for Lily Hooper contributed to her family being wrongly told she was alive.

The Home Affairs Minister says a former ASIO agent who wants to return to Australia to give evidence at the Bondi terror attack royal commission can do so remotely.

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A Queensland council is hoping a trial of traffic lights equipped with artificial intelligence will help ease congestion.

In an Australian first Moreton Bay council north of Brisbane will install the AI powered light at one intersection.

Sydney Swans coach Dean Cox and captain Callum Mills are due to hold a press conference in just over an hour, with the AFL club engulfed in scandal.

Wollondilly Shire Council in New South Wales is flying flags at half-mast in tribute to 18-year-old hiker Lily Hooper.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has been advised that removing large numbers of dead birds believed to be linked to H5 bird flu could potentially spread the virus further.

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The Sydney Swans will face fresh questions today as a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault linked to the club continues.

Police are working to retrieve the body of 18-year-old Lily Hooper, who went missing while hiking in the New South Wales Southern Highlands.

Advisers to the federal government have pushed back the timeline for meeting the target of 1.2 million new homes by a further three months.

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