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- NT Labor fracking stand-off emerges as caucus members voice opposition Four of Labor's six MLAs in the Northern Territory parliament say they personally oppose fracking.
- Live: OpenAI took three months to report Medicare breach
- 'At a crossroads': takeaways from OpenAI and Anthropic executives' UN speeches OpenAI stated in a blog post on Monday that it's essential to develop a mechanism for complementary national and international frontier standards.
- First Nations workers in Australia paid 16pc less per hour, report finds An Indigenous-led report has found First Nations workers earn 16 per cent less per hour than all Australian workers on average.
- E-bike rider dies after crash on suburban road The crash happened just after sunset on Wednesday in Brisbane’s south.
- Trump’s China rivalry and “AI race” delusion may endanger US, experts say Before Trump and Xi meet on Thursday and Friday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that both sides had already discussed setting up a new AI safety notification mechanism.
- Albanese demands answers from OpenAI as AI agent breaches Australian Government website in ‘completely unacceptable’ incident Speaking from the United Nations in New York City, the prime minister has revealed an AI agent infiltrated an Australian Government website in June.
- Why this beach was named Sydney's cleanest Avalon, on Sydney's northern beaches, was named the cleanest in the city for 2026. Wollongong City Beach and Shellharbour Beach were the Illawarra's cleanest beaches in 2026.
- White House ban may not comply with precedents: judge A judge has heard arguments but did not rule in a case on US President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from White House grounds.
- OpenAI ‘climbed the fence’: taskforce scrambles after long delays flagging Medicare hack OpenAI ‘climbed the fence’: taskforce scrambles after long delays flagging Medicare hack.
- Morning Mail: Albanese embraces Zelenskyy at UN; grocery prices climb; and ‘getting weird’ with spring fashion Grocery pain | Groceries have become more expensive at four of Australia’s supermarket chains, with the average price of a basket of essentials increasing by 7% between March and June.
- NASA Welcomes Croatia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory The Republic of Croatia became the 74th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Wednesday during a ceremony in the capital city of Zagreb with NASA and U.S. Department of State.
- Multi-billion-dollar Gaza recovery plan unveiled as leaders raise humanitarian concerns US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace proposed a US$2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan on Thursday at a meeting of its members and stakeholders.
- VC firm Bessemer now has another $5.75B to invest in (what else?) AI Bessemer Venture Partners announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5.75 billion across two new funds to accelerate its investment across all parts of the AI stack.
- 'Cheeky' 95yo celebrates another birthday jumping out of a plane Betty Gregory doesn't know any other 95-year-olds who celebrate their birthday the way she does — by jumping out of a plane.
- Australia news as it happened: Rapid review announced after Albanese reveals OpenAI agent broke into Medicare; Unemployment reaches five-year high Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.
- Australia news as it happened: Rapid review announced after Albanese reveals OpenAI agent broke into Medicare; Unemployment reaches five-year high Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.
- OpenAI agent's hack of Medicare data labelled 'unacceptable' by PM Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed an AI agent hacked into an Australian Medicare data portal earlier this year.
- Iranian President vows to never ‘bend at the knee’ but backs diplomacy in UN speech Iran will not surrender in the war with the United States but believes in diplomacy to try to end the conflict.
- Microsoft's new Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 13 feature Snapdragon X2 Plus chips As Microsoft's smallest PCs, the key for both the Surface Pro 12 and Laptop 13 is portability over raw power.
- XPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them The German aerospace company OroraTech first launched a wildfire detection constellation of satellites in March 2025, while the Google-backed FireSat program launched its first microsatellites in July 2026.
- FBI hacked: Cyber gang claims it has sensitive data of agents and operations Hacker collective ShinyHunters is claiming that it has stolen details of assignments to specific field offices and, in some cases, to units engaged in high-stakes intelligence and counterespionage work.
- Mop the slop from your LinkedIn feed with a new open-source Chrome extension Jev-powered Slop Mop shows another great use case for probabilistic, non-chatty AI model. AI enthusiast, author, and business consultant Tom Frazier released Slop Mop as a Chrome extension on Tuesday.
- Oscar's Bak-u for more at 'love-hate' Azerbaijan track From ecstasy to despair, Oscar Piastri reckons he's had a love-hate relationship with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the streets of Baku.
- Chinese carmaker’s new EV battery will charge in under five minutes Chinese carmaker’s new EV battery will charge in under five minutes.
- 'Anomalies' in images could prompt further search for young Gus Lamont As authorities announced a $1 million reward for information about the disappearance of Gus Lamont, Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke reflected candidly on the commitment of police to achieving a breakthrough.
- Trump Board of Peace unveils Gaza Strip rebuild plan The US-led Board of Peace has presented a plan for the partial reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, which has been destroyed by fighting over the past two years.
- NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA, is advancing to the next phase of development.
- Why Zorko was 'disappointed' with Lions' prelim epic Brisbane might have won an all-time classic to book their spot in another AFL grand final, but Lions Dayne Zorko came away with some disappointment.
- Trump hosts Chinese leader Donald Trump is hosting Xi Jinping in Washington for the Chinese leader's state visit.
- Trump hosts Chinese leader Donald Trump is hosting Xi Jinping in Washington for the Chinese leader's state visit.
- Trump hosts Chinese leader Donald Trump is hosting Xi Jinping in Washington for the Chinese leader's state visit.
- Qantas and security staff strike Travellers face disruption as Qantas ground workers and security staff walk off the job.
- Qantas and security staff strike Travellers face disruption as Qantas ground workers and security staff walk off the job.
- Discord age verification rolls out today with changes spurred by user opposition Discord today is rolling out an age-verification system that estimates each user’s age and needs some users to prove they are old enough to access age-restricted content.
- RAF jet crashes in Wales Two pilots have managed to escape after an RAF jet crashed and burst into flames in Wales.
- More young adults living at home Half of young adults are still living with their parents due to the housing shortage, new research shows.
- Mass shooting in South Africa leaves 11 dead At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting near the South African city of Durban.
- Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison over a sexual offence.
- Hillcrest jumping castle 'not anchored properly' A senior police officer has detailed various shortcomings about the deaths of six students in a jumping castle accident on a primary school oval.