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In a parliamentary inquiry, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon is questioned by independent senator David Pocock about the company's notification process after OpenAI agents accessed Australian government website data in June. Asked why OpenAI relied on an arbitrary department email rather than direct government…
Coalition leader’s proposal goes further than Peter Dutton’s 2025 election promise and beyond even Pauline Hanson’s bottom line
Relations have soured between the two countries over a number of issues since 2023, but Hillel Newman says a ‘reset’ is possible
Key indicator dropped about 20% after the Reserve Bank last month announced the highest interest rates since 2011
International leaders visit Tuvalu as part of climate talks co-hosted by Australia ahead of Cop31 conference
During a joint parliamentary hearing on artificial intelligence, Anthropic’s head of safeguards, Dave Orr, says that investigations of hundreds of millions of transcripts reveal no unauthorised interactions with Australian government systems. However, Orr acknowledges Anthropic has limited visibility into customer…
Mark Steele says he is ‘ashamed to be associated’ with the RSPCA Certified scheme, which badges 97% of chicken sold in Australia
Radio host gave financial help to teenager after starting correspondence with him at the age of 13, court hears
Comedian reveals cancer in a joke-packed video, saying she will undergo a double mastectomy and ‘I’ll be keeping you abreast of everything, Australia’
Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29
Anthropic tells inquiry it ‘never tried to dictate’ Australian copyright rules as the ABC says copyright laws do not need changing
While tax reforms and interest rate hikes have resulted in a slide in property prices across Australia, is the market truly in ‘freefall’?
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Opposition leader says Coalition would reduce net overseas migration to 100,000 for two years
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Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation reveals state governments use shared graves to bury those deemed too poor to pay for funerals. ‘It’s unspeakable,’ one relative says
Exclusive: Authorities are failing to notify family, friends and outreach workers before burying strangers in shared plots, a Guardian Australia investigation reveals
Peak Jewish bodies organise ceremonies on third anniversary of attacks that triggered conflict in which 74,000 Palestinians have been killed
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google
Former MP and Green Institute head says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices
Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit
Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park
RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017
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Juvenile humpback was spotted near Bundjalung national park in what experts say is a rare but not unprecedented event
Officers were responding to reports a car had driven into a tree 84km north of Yass on Sunday
Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space from mining billionaire’s company at commercial rates
Police arrested 46-year-old in Noosa and charged him with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting
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Commonwealth lawyers argue Jarrad Madgwick, whose death by suicide was highlighted at royal commission, ineligible as he only received provisional debt notice
Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels
Annual population growth for the North American nation has slowed to just 0.5% – and the economy is ‘adjusting’
One Nation was the first Australian political party with a website, and its online game today is recognised as some of the most effective in the business. The party specialises in shareable anti-immigration messaging – and in bypassing traditional media to reach voters directly. ‘She tells it like it is,’ Pauline…
Those who lived through the rightwing populist party’s most successful election say history could soon repeat itself – but this time ‘on steroids’
Photographer Gavin John’s new book, Australian Theatres & Cinemas, documents the country’s finest stage performance and picture palaces – from massive Italian Renaissance-inspired entertainment palaces to 1930s art deco cinemas
One Nation was the first Australian political party with a website, and its online game today is recognised as some of the most effective in the business. The party specialises in shareable anti-immigration messaging – and in bypassing traditional media to reach voters directly. ‘She tells it like it is,’ Pauline…
Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, appears in court on dangerous driving offences after car struck Knights supporters lining streets to farewell their team
Treasurer says ‘very substantial and intensifying pressure’ on federal budget as he points finger at private sector for driving up inflation amid Middle East conflict
Police confirm investigation into period the man reportedly spent in Australia before alleged attempted terrorist attack
Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions
Prices beyond our control, climate change, big tech, crime, the government itself. It’s no wonder people are so furious
Some experts argue Virginia-class submarines government is buying second hand are good for fighting American wars, but not for defending Australia
Experts warn it’s getting harder to find big discounts and borrowers will need to talk tough about leaving their mortgage lender for another
The 58-year-old died two days later in hospital after being left in a suburban police station cell for five hours
The government sees an opportunity to regain city seats with targeted policies such as allowing dogs in pubs and extending trading hours
Exclusive: Images show deep cuts and damage to tails and fins, as experts warn the migrating species often aren’t able to avoid a collision
A strong wind swept tables and chairs away outside a cafe in Ulladulla as the New South Wales south coast was reportedly hit by a tornado that caused significant damage, according to local media.
Candidate Mark Nicholson said former premiers Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan would be ‘in prison by Christmas’ if One Nation won the election
BoM expects falls of up to 90mm in parts of Victoria as severe weather system continues to sweep the southern states
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation
Man charged with nine offences after vehicle struck Knights fans attending grand final farewell, leaving 10 injured including three children
Early on Sunday clocks in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT will go forward one hour. Here’s what you need to know – and how it will affect you
As the weather warms up, renewable and refillable brews can help reduce the environmental cost of a cold one
The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2am
Barrie Cassidy and Sean Kelly (filling in for Tony Barry) discuss the Greens leadership change this week. Senator David Shoebridge defeated two women to take out the top job in a rare contested ballot. So what direction will he take the progressive party and can they ‘replace’ Labor as he claims?
Australian private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, a moderniser who helped open up the royal household to public and press
As more families report housing stress, declines in financial wellbeing and food insecurity, experts warn that the situation is not just an economic problem but a matter of public health
The Reformers were once ‘twentysomething-year-old guys’ hoping to shift the NSW party to the right. Their messages show how it all went wrong
Australians are conversing less every year, with a recent study showing we lost an average of 338 spoken words each day between 2005 and 2019
Unemployment is up, house prices are down and interest rates are rising – giving Angus Taylor the chance to show how he can turn things around
Barrie Cassidy and Sean Kelly (filling in for Tony Barry) discuss the Greens leadership change this week. Senator David Shoebridge defeated two women to take out the top job in a rare contested ballot. So what direction will he take the progressive party and can they ‘replace’ Labor as he claims?
Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks
‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’
Greens party elders describe her obvious talent and determination to change things for the better, while political rivals’ verdicts vary wildly
Baird, father of former NSW premier Mike Baird and journalist Julia Baird, helped win the Olympics for Sydney
Attack accessing historical data on bushfires occurred in June but not disclosed by the tech company until Thursday
Under new WA laws anyone who defies an exclusion order could face a maximum $36,000 fine and three years in prison
Court hears audio of call made on morning Luke Davies and Jesse Baird were allegedly murdered by NSW police officer
Migration agents and lawyers ‘selling false hope’ to people seeking to stay in Australia also in ministers’ sights as they seek to reduce overseas arrivals
If a chatbot prompt like ‘find Australian medicine statistics’ results in a website breach, the responsibility does not lie with a piece of code
NSW police allege the men, aged 18, 19 and 20, broke into homes in Arncliffe and Bankstown this week before assaulting the women aged 31 and 32
Early on Sunday clocks in the south-eastern states will go forward one hour. Here’s what you need to know – and how it will affect you
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One executive received a $1.5m package last year, while 10 other staff received remuneration exceeding $1m each
Melbourne researchers behind previous BV transmission breakthrough turn attention to understanding why some cases are harder to cure
Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW
Maker of Claude claims AI could transform economy but ABC and SBS say the technology should be subject to media regulations
Two and a half years since closing its doors, Melbourne’s renamed Ian Potter State theatre is back. Don’t be fooled by the fact that it, kind of, looks the same
Greens sources say the relationship between new leader David Shoebridge and runner-up Mehreen Faruqi is seriously strained
Major Sydney hospital also warns recent injuries from ebikes include fractures, internal bleeding, as well as ‘perforation of certain organs’
With a sharp, aggressive strategy, the Greens' newly elected leader vows to take on corporate power and bring a 'red-hot fight' to coal and gas approvals. But after a turbulent week and internal party-room fractures, can Senator David Shoebridge and his polarising approach rally progressive voters without deepening…
Time magazine list includes Australian communications minister after her efforts to take on big tech
With a sharp, aggressive strategy, the Australian Greens’ newly elected leader vows to take on corporate power and bring a “red hot fight” to coal and gas approvals. But following a turbulent week and internal party room fractures, can Senator David Shoebridge and his polarising approach rally progressive voters…
With a sharp, aggressive strategy, the Australian Greens’ newly elected leader vows to take on corporate power and bring a “red hot fight” to coal and gas approvals. But following a turbulent week and internal party room fractures, can Senator David Shoebridge and his polarising approach rally progressive voters…
Two people from Sydney were on board flight to Tel Aviv that was dramatically diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other
Colleague gives evidence she told accused murderer ‘don’t do anything stupid’ during conversation weeks before alleged killings
Michele Bullock concedes Australian workers are suffering wage cuts in real terms but latest EBA offer remains behind rise in cost of living
Central bank estimates fewer than one in 100 borrowers owe more on their home than its worth
BoM expects 30 to 50mm of rain to fall in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely for Canberra and Sydney on Saturday
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?
Immigration is the hot-button issue lighting up this month’s polling. Elsewhere, the Coalition have hit their equal-lowest ever primary vote, despite mounting scrutiny on Labor’s handing of the economy and inflation, and other dramas dogging the government.
Database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons
Arranging a short stay for my husband in an aged care facility shouldn’t take dozens of calls, emails and an interstate operation involving friends
Early on Sunday clocks in the south-eastern states will go forward one hour. Here’s what you need to know – and how it will affect you
A 13-metre whale that washed up on Perth’s City beach early Monday is prepared for removal after its carcass attracted huge great white sharks to the shoreline. Some of the sharks were estimated to measure up to six metres long. Contractors spent Wednesday preparing the whale for transport with earthmovers, tarpaulins…
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Georgie Dent’s National Press Club address recently went viral after she laid bare the compounding pressures on modern families. Between skyrocketing cost of living, rigid workplace expectations, and an eye-watering gap between school days and work hours, is the current system setting parents up to fail? Reged Ahmad…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised its key interest rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011. RBA governor Michele Bullock says the global AI boom has 'driven significant price rises' and is contributing to demand in the Australian economy. In a statement accompanying the RBA's rate setting board's unanimous…