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How OpenAI exposed our cyber security gaps

The Australian government is grappling with how to safeguard sensitive data, after revelations an AI agent controlled by OpenAI accessed private Medicare statistics.   I

Will America watch Trump TV?

Donald Trump’s decade-long war with the press has a new front, with three US media outlets suing after being banned by the White House, prompting a broader media boycott.

Why can’t we stop the DV crisis?

Another string of suspected domestic violence attacks across a single weekend has once again seen the number of women and children killed this year climb.  And, once aga

Alan Kohler on the odds of a recession

Oil prices are rising again, thanks to the conflict in the Persian Gulf spreading to the Red Sea.   It's fuelling inflation around the world including in Australia where

Could we have robotaxis by next year?

Robotaxis have arrived on the streets of London, San Francisco and Beijing as rideshare companies expand into driverless transport. But the roll out hasn't been without s

Trump vs China and the AI 'hoax'

Donald Trump says warnings from whistleblowers that the rapid development of AI could end humanity are a ‘hoax’.   He’s determined to push ahead in the AI race for domin

Is 'nastiness' backfiring on Pauline Hanson?

Pauline Hanson has spent the week offending everyone from Andrew Hastie to the Prime Minister and Indigenous Australians, drawing widespread condemnation.   But is hitti

The new oil threat plaguing Trump

For months, the Strait of Hormuz has been in chaos amid the ongoing conflict between Donald Trump and Iran.   But now, the global oil supply faces a new threat.   Iran-

How exactly could AI kill us all?

Last week, an Anthropic researcher warned that rapidly advancing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future.  Then tech bosses joined the call for c

How One Nation’s driving a migration rethink

The migration policy debate in Australia has shifted over the years from boat arrivals and refugees to a new battleground: the size of the net overseas migration intake. 

Trump-a-palooza's Iran problem

Donald Trump has hit the campaign trail in Texas as the clock ticks down to the midterms.   But is the president becoming more of a hindrance than a help to Republican c

Australia vs the algorithm

Algorithms are deciding almost everything we see online, and concern is growing about the kinds of content social media is feeding us and our kids.   Now the government

How One Nation made super a political battleground

One Nation wants to give renters and borrowers early access to some of their retirement savings in a new policy proposal it says will help ease the cost-of-living pressur

Will we pay for Trump’s bond market turmoil?

Bond markets around the world are under pressure, as investors sell bonds and demand higher returns to lend governments money. It's pushing up borrowing costs and the ef

How China Shock 2.0 will reshape the world

In the 2000s, a wave of cheap Chinese goods that flooded global markets and wiped out manufacturing jobs became known as the China Shock.   Now it's sequel, China Shock

How long will Trump stand by Hegseth?

According to Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth is doing a 'fantastic job' running the US military.   But this week one of his most senior officials, the Army Secretary, quit af

Paul Barry on the steel tycoon who fooled Australia

In 2017, billionaire Sanjeev Gupta arrived in Whyalla promising to save the town’s struggling steelworks and hundreds of local jobs.  But nearly a decade later, the stee

An avalanche survivor on the melting Himalayas

Dr. John All is a mountaineer and scientist who nearly lost his life after falling more than 20 meters down an icy crevasse while researching how quickly the Himalayas ar

The win that made One Nation a major party

Pauline Hanson is on a roll.  The latest test came over the weekend in a by-election for the small coastal electorate of Secret Harbour, south of Perth, where almost 40

Erin Brockovich and the US data centre backlash

As the US hurtles towards the November midterms, data centres have become a major election issue, with politicians across the political divide joining voters in demanding