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'The right thing': Labor defends actions on data breach

An OpenAI agent's breach of a Medicare website is "very novel" and warrants the government's significant response, a senior MP says after claims the hack has been blown out of proportion.

By Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Will Nicholas

journalists work at computers

Newsrooms unite to defend trusted journalism in AI age

Officer's blockbuster double-murder trial set to resume

A police officer's double-murder trial is set to resume with a close confidant continuing in...

By Alex Mitchell

sketch of Lamarre Condon imposed over image of him

sketch of Lamarre Condon imposed over image of him

Officer's blockbuster double-murder trial set to resume

Card surcharge tap and go.

Cafes, shoppers at a crossroads as surcharge ban looms

Cafes, shoppers at a crossroads as surcharge ban looms

A ban on card surcharges is supposed to deliver savings for Australian shoppers, but the...

By Kaaren Morrissey

Card surcharge tap and go.

A composite created on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 symbolising unemployment

Inflation gloom prevails despite budget bright spot

Boyd Unwin (centre), father of victim Katie Haley

Grieving dad backs vow to axe scheme cutting jail terms

Drone

'Eyes in the sky' spotting a dozen sharks every day

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Warning Medicare breach is no excuse to burn AI bridges

Jordan Yap and partner Anita

Crews race to find Australian missing on Peruvian trail

Fuel prices are shown at an Ampol petrol station

Promise of 'light at end of the tunnel' for inflation

Victoria Barracks

'Oldest wine cellar': shots fired over barracks sale

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock (file)

Bad news comes in twos: cash rate and CPI set to rise

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OpenAI called to inquiry as breach concerns rack up

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Alleged prison drug-drop plan foiled after drone crash

Anthony Albanese

PM boosts calls for global AI response after US hack

Coogee Beach

Flags go up ahead of challenging lifesaving season

A pregnant person (file)

ASX debutant aims to revolutionise prenatal screening

Hey Farm Assistant: farmers adding AI to their toolkits

Farmer Andrew Gill jokes that he first thought AI stood for artificial insemination in cattle...

By Stephanie Gardiner

Farmer Andrew Gill is using AI to help run his property

End of the road as diesel drives truckies to the brink

For almost 40 years, Paul Kahlert has watched new generations of truck drivers learn from...

By Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Truckies

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

An independent, rapid review will probe child protection services in an iron-ore-rich mining region after...

Hunter

Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws

A Sydney man has been jailed for performing a Nazi salute and publishing offensive online...

By Catherine Bouris

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Fresh abuse charges laid against childcare worker

A childcare worker has been hit with an additional 115 child abuse charges, taking the...

By Samantha Lock

tate

Police arrest four in connection with gangland shooting

Four people have been arrested in connection with a suspected organised-crime slaying following a fresh...

By Catherine Bouris

bahsa

Body in bin: suspicious deaths spark police probes

Police are investigating three suspicious deaths in a state after separate incidents involving a body...

By Abe Maddison

police

Motorbike dispute led to bashings and fatal gunfire

A dispute over stolen motorbikes turned fatal as a suburban street became a battleground filled...

By Rex Martinich

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