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Open AI's Medicare hack 'deeply concerning'

Australia's Medicare system hacked, in a concerning AI breach.

Families urge Australia not to forget Nepal flood victims

The families are calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for more support for search efforts.

AI high on the agenda at UN

Anthony Albanese and more than 20 world leaders at the UN warn of the need for global guardrails for AI.

Population estimated to reach 40 million by 2066

Australia launches campaign for two-year seat on UN Security Council - Finland is the only competition so far.

Can Labor win the immigration argument?

There's been support and pushback to a raft of migration reforms announced by Labor -  with cuts targeting students, backpackers and visa overstayers.

Labor's plan to cut migration

Tougher temporary visa rules and a cut to net overseas arrivals are part of Labor's long-awaited migration policy announced today.

Oil crisis deepens as fighting spreads across Middle East

Warnings for motorists to brace for long-term pain at the petrol pump, as the world's oil crisis takes a turn for the worse.

Is AI a race to win or a race to extinction?

US President Donald Trump calls the growing chorus of concern from AI insiders a 'sick conspiracy'.

One Nation's migration policy divides

The party would slash the number of migrant places by more than 750,000.

September 11 survivor reflects 25 years on

Sydney man James Dorney was working in the south tower of World Trade Centre. From his office on the 92nd floor, he watched in-horror as the first plane exploded into the

Labor's laws to tackle illicit tobacco

The Federal Government says new laws will help prosecute those involved in the illicit tobacco trade

Digital Duty of Care laws labelled free speech threat

The Opposition has accused the federal government of an attack on free speech, as Labor reveals the details of its proposed laws to regulate dangerous and addictive conte

Murder trial of slain Perth brothers begins in Mexico

The parents of the men have spoken as the trial gets underway, amid tight security.

One Nation reveals superannuation policy

One Nation proposes early access to superannuation to pay for rent or a mortgage

UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño

Experts say the world is facing a "super-sized" El Niño event -- that could be the strongest in more than 70 years.

Economists issue warning over productivity

The national debt helpline has just recorded the highest number of calls for the month of August ever.

More Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet

Five Australians are found safe and 38 still missing in the Himalayas disaster which had claimed more than a thousand lives.

Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels

The search for survivors in hydro tunnels in Nepal continues as the Australian government sends aid.

Nepal tunnel rescue efforts intensify

43 Aussies are still missing in Nepal after destructive floods, as rescuers race to free hundreds trapped inside hydropower tunnels.

Desperate search for survivors in Nepal

The latest on the desperate search for those missing after catastrophic flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border;