A man has been charged with murder after a father was found dead after he went to walk his dog in Geelong in Victoria.

Paul Grapsas, 40, left to walk his dog near his home on Western Beach Road in Geelong at about 11pm on Thursday, September 14.

His wife woke about 4am on Friday and found the dog at home but her husband hadn't returned.

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She went outside to have a look around and found her husband dead, suffering head injuries, next to his car on nearby Malone Street.

An 18-year-old Belmont man was arrested in Ocean Grove yesterday.

He was charged with murder to face court this afternoon.

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Grapsas' family told 9News last week he was "a man of integrity who was happiest when surrounded by his family, friends and church community".

He was a devoted father of two and was expecting a third child.

"Paul will be dearly and desperately missed by all those he loved and who loved him," his family said.

Fast food giant Pizza Hut Australia has claimed it has been hit by a cyber security incident, where "an unauthorised third party accessed some of the company's data".

Chief executive officer Phil Reed said in an email to customers today the company became aware of the incident "in early September", with the data impacted including customer record details and online order transactions held on the Australian customer database.

"This includes information such as a customer's name, delivery address and instructions, email address, and contact number," Reed said.

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"If you have a Pizza Hut Australia user account, it also includes unusable masked credit card details and secured one-way encrypted passwords.

"The credit card details we hold cannot be used to make fraudulent payments and all credit card payments are processed securely by an approved payment platform.

"Our day-to-day operations are not impacted and we are continuing to securely process orders online or over the phone for our customers."

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The fast food company said it took "immediate action to protect our customers" when it became aware of the incident, which it said impacted "a small proportion of customers".

"We secured our systems, engaged forensic and cyber security specialists and initiated an ongoing investigation to help us understand what occurred, and identify the data that was impacted," the email said.

The company has formally notified the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner of the data breach and contacted other current customers in their database "as a precaution" to inform them of the incident and provide information to protect their personal details.

"It is important to note that there is no evidence that your personal information has been misused, and the data we hold cannot by itself by used to commit identity theft or fraud," the email said.

Customers are being asked to remain alert to any suspicious texts, emails or phone calls that are "disguised to look like they come from someone you know or trust".

"Verify communications by confirming the identity of the sender," the email said.

"This includes checking email names and domains, by hovering your mouse over the sender's email address.

"Do not open links that look suspicious.

"If you are unsure about a link sent to you by a company, you should go to the company's website and look for the product or service that was offered."

The company also told customers to be alert to phishing scams and consider updating their passwords to their Pizza Hut accounts.

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The silly season is the busy season for posties, which is why Australia Post is looking to recruit thousands of casual workers in the lead-up to Christmas.

About 3000 seasonal casuals are sought, with a heavy focus on some particular skills.

At the top of Australia Post's Christmas wishlist are applicants with a valid forklift or truck licence.

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Freight handlers and parcel processers are also sought across the delivery network.

Roles are available across all states and territories, with the highest demand in NSW, Victoria, and Queensland.

A bumper pre-Christmas cyber-sales period is expected to lead to a frenzy of work in the coming months.

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"Working at Australia Post offers team members the opportunity to be a part of a great, supportive team and help to spread the Merry this Christmas," Australia Post executive general manager people and culture Susan Davies said.

"Working in a seasonal casual role can also create opportunities to work with Australia Post beyond the end of the year."

Interested parties can apply online here.

A judge has ruled a 13-year-old boy is too young to be held criminally responsible for the murder of Declan Cutler.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faced a judge-alone trial in July after he was identified as one of eight boys who attacked and killed 16-year-old Declan as he left a birthday party last year.

Declan became separated from his friends as he left the Reservoir party in the early hours of March 13, when a stolen Mazda hatchback pulled up.

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Eight boys got out, carrying four knives, and stabbed and kicked Declan.

He suffered more than 100 wounds, and died from four fatal stab wounds.

The youngest in the group, who is now aged 14, was charged with murder and an alternate charge of manslaughter for his part in stomping and kicking Declan while he was being stabbed.

He faced a weeks-long trial where his lawyer argued he was not guilty, citing the Doli Incapax argument that he was too young to be held criminally responsible.

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In the Victorian Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Rita Incerti found there was a "reasonable possibility" the boy did not know his conduct was "seriously wrong in a moral sense" when he committed the offending.

She said he cannot be found guilty of murder or manslaughter.

Declan's supporters screamed and cried from the public gallery upon hearing her verdict.

"It's disgusting," one person yelled.

"My son next," another said.

The boy will walk free from court.

About 14 per cent of Australian women, or one in seven, aged 44 to 49 have endometriosis, the latest research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed.

And the rate of hospitalisations for the condition has doubled among women aged 20 to 24 in the past decade.

"Endometriosis is a progressive chronic condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other parts of the body," AIHW spokesperson Katherine Faulks said.

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"Endometriosis causes inflammation and scarring, which can lead to painful adhesions joining together pelvic organs that are normally separate.

"Women may experience pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, bleeding between periods, abdominal bloating, fatigue, anxiety, depression and reduced fertility, among other symptoms."

By age 31, 9.2 per cent of women born between 1989 and 1995 were diagnosed with endometriosis, compared with 6.9 per cent of women born between 1973 and 1978 at the same age, according to researchers from the University of Queensland.

"This increase may reflect increased awareness of endometriosis among the general public and health professionals, leading to increased diagnosis and/or reporting of diagnosis among women born more recently," Faulks said.

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Diagnosis and management of endometriosis is complex, with an average of between six and eight years between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis.

There were 40,500 endometriosis-related hospitalisations in 2021–22 and endometriosis was the 20th most common reason for hospitalisation among those aged 15–44.

The rate of hospitalisation has almost doubled in the last 10 years from 160 hospitalisations per 100,000 females in 2011–12 to 310 hospitalisations per 100,000 females.

While hospitalisations in Australia are generally increasing over time, the growth of endometriosis-related hospitalisations was greater than that seen for all female hospitalisations between 2011–12 and 2021–22.

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The greatest increase was seen among ages 20–24, with the rate doubling between 2011–12 and 2021–22 (from 330 to 660 hospitalisations per 100,000 females).

Endometriosis was among the leading causes of hospital admissions in this age group.

Endometriosis-related hospitalisations were more likely to be partly or fully funded by private health insurance than all hospitalisations for females, and around twice as likely to be self-funded as all hospitalisations for females.

The report also shows a lower rate of endometriosis-related hospitalisations among First Nations peoples, and people living in lower socioeconomic areas and remote areas of Australia.

But further work is needed to understand the impact of endometriosis on priority populations, particularly those who face barriers to accessing health care services.

Although the AIHW report uses the term "females" in its report, it also noted that endometriosis could also affect transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people assigned female at birth.

With food prices soaring, new information could help Australians shave some dollars off their grocery bill.

Comparison website Finder trawled the aisles of Australia's big three supermarkets – Woolworths, Coles, and Aldi, to see which of them was easiest on the wallet.

The total price for a basket of 46 goods from Aldi was $199.69, compared to $208.85 at Woolworths and $214.32 at Coles.

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That's a difference of seven per cent from cheapest to most expensive.

Onion prices varied most wildly, with a 75 per cent difference between retailers.

Litre bottles of lemon lime and bitters had a 57 per cent swing from store to store.

The eye fillet steaks were the most expensive item on the list – with a 500g portion at Aldi costing $24.50 compared to $26 at Coles and Woolies.

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Finder's head of consumer research Graham Cooke said grocery bills were putting a huge strain on household budgets.

The average Aussie household spent $185 on their weekly grocery shop in September 2023 – up $15 a week compared to August 2022, according to Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker.

And 42 per cent of Aussies say their grocery shopping is causing them financial stress, up from 19 per cent three years ago.

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"Food prices have skyrocketed over the past couple of years and despite overall inflation slowing down, high prices at the grocery store are a major pain point for consumers," Cooke said.

"A growing number of consumers are turning to low-cost grocery stores to find cheaper staples like eggs and bread to save funds."

Cooke said shoppers who scour the different supermarkets for the best possible prices stand to save the most money.

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And he suggested people consider loyalty points and programs that could see shoppers knock a few dollars off the total at the checkout.

"Larger supermarkets also offer a much wider range of brands, and not all the products are going to be the exact same quality," Cooke said.

"The no frills version of your favourite products could take a bit of getting used to."

Other tips included shopping at night, when products nearing expiry were more likely to be discounted, and buying fruits and vegetables in season.

The iPhone 15 is available this Friday. Here's our hands-on review of what Apple's changed for 2023.

If you take to the comments on almost any video posted about the iPhone 15 since it was revealed last week you'll see people suggesting Apple has lost its edge, that the phone is the same as the last few years, and in some way insinuating the company is on the verge of collapse.

Au contraire; in fact the iPhone 15 has the potential to be one of the most successful phones in several years, with its appeal ranging from people who own an iPhone from just the last couple of years, through to the ripe audience of users still clinging to phones older than the iPhone 11.

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Anything before the iPhone 11 is now on the edge of not getting Apple's latest software updates and the design and capabilities of those phones isn't even close to on par with what Apple is now doing.

I've been testing, albeit briefly, all four of the new iPhone models: the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, the iPhone 15 Pro and for the most part the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

iPhone 15 USB-C change

The big talk of the whole last week has been the switch to USB-C. And let me tell you, it's equal parts a non-issue and a complete pain that will take a short while to get used to.

Of course in the box is a cable for you to charge your phone, easy! But then you get in the car and realise the reason the cable won't plug into your phone is that It's a lightning cable, same at work.

So everyone is going to need a few new cables, which kind of defeats the reduction of e-waste purpose behind the EU ruling on mandating USB-C, but we'll have to get over that.

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iPhone 15 colours, design and cameras

Colour choices on the iPhone 15 and Plus models are a standout with a lightly washed out pink, yellow, green and blue offering a vastly different palette to previous years.

The pink is subtle but still strong enough to really convey that colour well, while the blue is far more washed out; to be honest it seems white on the back.

Bringing the Dynamic Island to the iPhone 15 from the 14 Pro is a big step forward, as I feel now more than ever app developers are really embracing it as a location for data and information.

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The best thing about the iPhone 15 though is the 2x zoom camera, even though there's no third lens.

Instead, Apple brought the 48-megapixel camera sensor into the 15 and uses that sensor to obtain a high quality "crop" at would be the 2x zoom focal length. It makes making the use of basic zoom a decent reality in these base model phones.

iPhone Pro changes and cameras

However, it's really the Pro models where the real changes come.

That USB-C port is actually useful for charging your headphones, and not just Apple AirPods.

Any headphones you can connect via USB-C will charge as it outputs 4.5W power — enough to charge your Apple Watch too.

Apple's claim that the iPhone 15 Pro Max has seven lenses is a little bit of a white lie – clearly there are just three lenses on the back of the phone. But I guess if we call them "virtual lenses" you can see what it is getting at.

There's a macro lens, ultrawide, then the equivalents of 24-, 28- and 35-millimetre lenses on the telephoto lens, a 2x zoom and 5x zoom.

They are mostly doing what the 2x zoom on the standard iPhone does and cropping within the large sensor image.

Only the largest and most expensive iPhone 15 gets that lineup of photography options, including that 5x zoom using an innovative Tetraprism lens to create a 120-millimetre-equivalent zoom.

And it works well, really well — 5x doesn't seem like much when you've had 3x on other phones before it, but there's a real depth to the distance it shoots at.

Does the average Aussie need or want for this level of photography detail? Probably not. Will they pay for it "just in case"? Of course.

iPhone 15 Pro action button replaces mute switch

Perhaps other than the switch to USB-C, the biggest change is the removal of the "mute switch" — part of the iPhone since the first one in 2007.

It's still there on the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, but it's replaced on the Pro models by the "action button".

The button can be configured to be "Silent Mode", "Focus Mode", "Camera", "Torch", "Voice Memo", "Magnifier", a programmed "Shortcut", "Accessibility" or "Nothing".

I went for camera, making it easy to launch the camera for quick snaps. What's great is you can program it to launch into standard photo, selfie, video, portrait or portrait selfie.

But, when I have a meeting or need silence, I'm scrambling to work out how to get the phone silenced (swipe down top right, choose silence). It's an extra step I'm not used to, so it's frustrating.

Apple missed a trick here. It should have made this button programable like many headphones are. Single press, double press, triple press, with different actions for each.

That would be perfect, and would justify the removal of the mute switch. I can only hope that comes in a future software update. Perhaps iOS 18?

Overall, these are a bigger leap forward year-on-year than the previous two years, and with many iPhone X and XS users out there, I think there's a strong market for the iPhone 15.

With the addition of the 2x zoom on the base models, the Pro' seem more of a stretch, and would likely be the domain of those signing lengthy contracts with telcos to pay off the devices.

All four iPhones go on sale this Friday, September 22, ranging in price from $1499 to $2899.

Iconic Aussie television show Bluey is getting its first-ever video game, releasing later this year.

The award-winning show is coming to life, bringing together familiar characters, moments and locations for an all new adventure.

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The developers have referred to it as a "sandbox", with interactive elements on show. 

Players are encouraged to explore the game's world at their own pace, with plenty of freedom at their disposal, says the game's makers. 

In addition to a four-part main storyline, there are side quests and activities scattered throughout. Gamers can also take part in classic Bluey games like "Keepy Uppy" and "Magic Xylophone". 

The developers have confirmed there's a variable difficulty setting, meaning gamers of all skill levels can get involved. 

The game also has multiplayer support, allowing families to take control of their favourite Heeler family members.

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"It's very important for us to capture the essence of fun and games that is central to the series," said Kevin Jorge, head of games at BBC Studios.

"We know fans will be excited to explore Bluey's world and join in with the Heeler family's antics."

The BBC acquired the global commercial rights of the Emmy award-winning show in 2022, after co-commissioning with the ABC since 2017.

Bluey: The Videogame is being published by Outright Games and is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC on November 17. 

Cathy Freeman has joined the chorus of Australians calling for an Indigenous Voice to parliament.

In a new video for the Yes campaign, the Olympic champion is urging the public to vote in support of the referendum on October 14.

"I can't remember a time when change has felt so urgent, where momentum has been so strong," Freeman says.

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"From small towns to big cities, something is in the air.

"I know all Australians feel it too.

"We have the chance to be part of a moment that brings people together, to work hard for something that we can all believe in.

"And right now, each of us can be part of something that really matters.

"To stand together and to show our support for Australians who need it the most.

"To recognise Indigenous peoples in our constitution for the very first time, to give our kids the very best start in life, an equal start in life.

"And to open our hearts and change our future.

"I'm voting yes, and I am asking that all Australians do too. So please stand with me and write Yes on October 14."

Freeman was born in Mackay in Queensland in 1973. Her mother is of the Kuku Yalanji people of Far North Queensland and along with Cathy's grandmother was born in the Indigenous community of Palm Island.

Her father was born in Woorabinda and is of the Burri Gubba people of Central Queensland.

This past weekend an estimated 200,000 Yes supporters marched across the country – in major metropolitan cities and regional towns alike, four weeks out from the vote.

The vote on October 14 will be Australia's first referendum since 1999.

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