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Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and members of the royal family were not approached for comment on the content of Harry and Meghan's Netflix series, palace sources say.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's documentary began streaming on Thursday, with Harry accusing the royals of having a "huge level of unconscious bias" and Meghan saying the media wanted to "destroy" her.

A senior source in the royal household countered the written statement of "Members of the royal family declined to comment on the content within this series" which appeared on a black screen at the start of episode one.

A Netflix source said that "communications offices for King Charles and the Prince of Wales were contacted in advance and given the right to reply to claims within the series".

In the first instalment of the six-part show, Meghan claimed "salacious stories" were "planted" in the lead-up to their wedding, with the couple "playing whack-a-mole" as the articles appeared.

The duchess also described her first meeting with the Prince and Princess of Wales, saying she was surprised at the "formality" of the royal family behind closed doors.

"I've always been a hugger, I didn't realise that that is really jarring for a lot of Brits," she said, revealing she was dressed down in ripped jeans and barefoot.

Harry said his wife being a US actress "clouded" his family's view of her while Meghan said the media would find a way to "destroy" her "no matter how good" she was.

The duke spoke of how there was a temptation in the royal family to marry someone who "fits the mould".

Speaking in the first episode of the Netflix documentary, he said: "I think, for so many people in the family, especially obviously the men, there can be a temptation or an urge to marry someone who would fit the mould, as opposed to somebody who you perhaps are destined to be with."

He added of his family's response to Meghan: "The fact that I was dating an American actress was probably what clouded their judgment more than anything else at the beginning, 'oh she's an American actress; this won't last'."

The documentary showed images of Princess Michael of Kent wearing a Blackamoor-style brooch to a Christmas lunch attended by Meghan in 2017, for which she later apologised.

"In this family, sometimes you are part of the problem rather than part of the solution. There is a huge level of unconscious bias," he said.

"The thing with unconscious bias, it is actually no one's fault. But once it has been pointed out, or identified within yourself you then need to make it right."

The docuseries also controversially used footage from Diana's Panorama interview, which William insisted should never be aired again.

In what is perceived as criticism of the King's parenting of Harry, the duke told of trying to cope with the loss of his mother Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997, "without much support or help or guidance".

He also said he was "literally brought up by a "second family" in Africa, saying they were "friends who literally brought me up".

On the aftermath of Diana's death, Harry said: "I was trying to balance the whole experience of being a young boy who was trying to deal with the loss of his mum without much support or help or guidance. It didn't seem right. It didn't seem fair."

Episode one revealed that Harry and Meghan filmed footage on their phones of their experiences at the culmination of the Megxit crisis, with the duke recording himself at Heathrow airport after his final royal public engagements as he prepared to leave the United Kingdom for the last time as a senior royal.

Harry said a friend told them they should document this particular chapter of their lives.

The footage forms part of the six-part series.

Harry and Meghan signed a lucrative deal, thought to be worth more than PS100 million ($A181 million) with Netflix and Spotify after quitting the monarchy.

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Medibank will go offline to complete an overhaul of its cyber security systems following the massive hack of its sensitive customer data.

The nation's biggest health insurer will shut down its IT network, retail stores and customer call centre from 8.30pm on Friday until Sunday to "further strengthen systems and enhance security protections".

"We apologise for the inconvenience this operation may cause customers but this is the next necessary phase of our ongoing work to further safeguard our network," a statement reads.

Russian cyber criminals hacked Medibank's customer database and stole the health records of almost 10 million current and former customers.

The hackers have since published the entirety of the data on the dark web, including that for procedures and conditions related to abortions and mental health disorders, following Medibank's refusal to pay a $15 million ransom.

Meanwhile, a new cyber security strategy will be drawn up by global experts in a bid to make Australia the most secure nation in the world, having become "unnecessarily vulnerable".

Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil announced the drafting of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy at the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday.

She also unveiled the expert advisory board that will develop the new strategy.

It will be chaired by former Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn and also be led by former air force chief Mel Hupfeld and Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre chief executive Rachael Falk.

"The cyber security strategy will help Australia bring the whole nation into the fight to protect our citizens and to protect our economy," Ms O'Neil said.

"The truth is, in cyber security we are unnecessarily vulnerable. We did not do the work nationally over the last decade to help us prepare for this national challenge."

She said Australia will start to "punch back" at hackers who mean to do the country harm.

Ms O'Neil also announced a "strengthening democracy" task force to protect Australia's system of governance and defend it from threats so that the country "can be the light on the hill".

She lashed the former Morrison government for its "xenophobic" rhetoric in national security matters.

"We should never confuse fighting words with resolve and the commitment and ability to deliver," she said.

"What I saw was so much public policy being designed not to make our country safer but to bludgeon or wedge Labor."

Ms O'Neil said the nation faced "the most dangerous set of strategic circumstances since the Second World War" with climate change, cyber attacks and China's increasing assertiveness threatening national security.

Australia was waking from a "cyber slumber" after the massive hacks of Medibank and Optus, she said.

The nation's universities were under threat from having their research stolen, while foreign interference was undermining the strength of democratic systems.

"New tools of statecraft are bringing what would otherwise be global security challenges into the everyday lives and homes of our citizens," she said.

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A new cyber security strategy will be drawn up by global experts in a bid to make Australia the most secure nation in the world, having become "unnecessarily vulnerable".

Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil announced the drafting of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy at the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday.

She also unveiled the expert advisory board that will develop the new strategy.

It will be chaired by former Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn, and will also be led by former air force chief Mel Hupfeld and Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre chief executive Rachael Falk.

"The cyber security strategy will help Australia bring the whole nation into the fight to protect our citizens and to protect our economy," Ms O'Neil said.

"The truth is, in cyber security we are unnecessarily vulnerable. We did not do the work nationally over the last decade to help us prepare for this national challenge."

She said Australia will start to "punch back" at hackers who mean to do the country harm.

Ms O'Neil also announced a "strengthening democracy" task force to protect Australia's system of governance and defend it from threats so that the country "can be the light on the hill".

She lashed the former Morrison government for its "xenophobic" rhetoric in national security matters.

"We should never conflate chest-beating with strength," Ms O'Neil said.

"We should never confuse fighting words with resolve and the commitment and ability to deliver.

"What I saw was so much public policy being designed not to make our country safer, but to bludgeon or wedge Labor."

Ms O'Neil said the nation faced "the most dangerous set of strategic circumstances since the Second World War" with climate change, cyber attacks and China's increasing assertiveness threatening national security.

She said there was competition between authoritarian states and democracies.

Ms O'Neil said Australia was waking from a "cyber slumber" after the massive hacks of Medibank and Optus.

She said the nation's universities were under threat from having their research stolen, while foreign interference was undermining the strength of democratic systems.

"New tools of statecraft are bringing what would otherwise be global security challenges into the everyday lives and homes of our citizens," the minister said.

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Two dogs that mauled an electrical contractor to death in a yard south of Brisbane have been put down.

The two animals, a bandog-bullmastiff cross and a Rhodesian ridgeback cross, attacked and killed 41-year-old Kane Minion at a home in Greenbank on Saturday.

Mr Minion, who entered the property to read an electricity meter, died at the scene and the dogs were seized by Logan City Council.

The council has confirmed that both dogs were killed on Tuesday after a police investigation into the incident, which is the first involving either animal.

"Both were registered with council. Neither dog was on any list of regulated menacing or dangerous dogs," a spokesperson told AAP on Thursday morning.

"Earlier this week, the owners of the dogs legally surrendered the animals to council to allow the matter to be dealt with in the best interest of public safety.

"On Tuesday, after advice that Queensland Police Service had completed the relevant part of its investigation, the dogs were swiftly and humanely euthanised."

Logan Council said it had zero-tolerance for dogs that act, or might be kept in a way, that could "compromise community safety" and said it's campaigning for tougher dangerous dogs laws.

The council also offered its sympathy to Mr Minion's loved ones.

"Logan City Council's heartfelt thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the victim and others who may have been impacted by the tragic incident at Greenbank last weekend," the spokesperson added.

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