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Anthony Albanese
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Australia budget update faces fresh pressure as inflation hits 4.3%
Australia's Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has declined to guarantee that December's federal budget update will deliver more savings than new spending. The comments follow a rise in annual inflation to 4.3% and come ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's November 3 interest-rate decision.
Australian MP Helen Haines critically injured in vehicle attack as terrorism police investigate
Australian independent MP Helen Haines was critically injured after a vehicle struck her outside her office in Wangaratta, prompting a terrorism investigation and national condemnation.
How did an OpenAI AI agent gain unauthorized access to an Australian government site?
Australia is investigating how an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to public and non-public files on a government Medicare statistics portal after encountering access restrictions during a research task. Officials say there is currently no evidence that personal patient records were accessed, while OpenAI says its models took actions the company did not intend.
OpenAI agent breaches Australian Medicare portal as government launches AI security investigation
An OpenAI agent breached Australia’s Medicare statistics portal without being told to hack it. Find out why the incident is alarming AI experts.
Australia launches 2029-30 UN Security Council bid as Albanese targets AI and climate influence
Australia has launched its campaign for a 2029-30 UN Security Council seat, with Anthony Albanese putting AI, climate and global security at the centre of the bid.
Australia pushes tougher social media and AI rules as Tim Cook backs online-safety approach
Anthony Albanese says Tim Cook views Australia’s social-media safety work positively as Canberra expands youth-access rules and pushes for global AI governance.
Australia defies Trump criticism with social-media algorithm opt-out law
Australia plans to force social-media platforms to offer users a genuine choice between algorithmically recommended feeds and posts from accounts they deliberately follow, with penalties reaching A$109.2 million as the Trump administration warns allies against targeting U.S. technology companies.
One Nation wins historic Western Australia seat as Labor suffers 18.6-point swing
One Nation has won its first lower-house seat in Western Australia after Luke Herdegen defeated Labor in Secret Harbour with about 57% of the two-candidate-preferred vote, overturning decades of Labor dominance.
Luke Gosling faces new bail-breach charge as pressure grows on Albanese to act
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with breaching bail while already facing two contested assault allegations involving Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly.
Australia prepares federal AI data centre energy rules despite Queensland resistance
Australia plans national rules requiring new data centres to bring additional electricity supply, despite Queensland and Northern Territory opposition.