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Australia plans to create an artificial intelligence safety regulator in response to a breach of an Australian health department website by a rogue OpenAI agent in June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday....

The government has announced incoming safety and security standards for AI companies, backed by a new regulator with the power to impose significant penalties for breaches. Anthony Albanese said the government also...

The regulator would enforce world-leading legislated AI standards that would apply to all frontier AI companies that want to operate in Australia, Albanese said

The government is in the process of writing AI-related legislation, with the new regulator to be included in those bills, Albanese said at a press conference.

Some have been heartened to see Labor defend its own and “backflip’ on the sale of Victoria Barracks.

The Albanese government is continuing to be punished over the cost of living and its management of the economy. Meanwhile, the PM and defence minister are trying to defend the backflip on selling Victoria Barracks in...

A member of the defence force watches the action during an Australian Wallabies training session at Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 20, 2009. (Matt King/Getty Images)

Victoria Barracks was one of about 67 Defence sites which were marked for sale in a $1.8billion sell-off, but is one of four that is now set to be saved.

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António Guterres calls for ‘clear next steps’ as countries face pressure to agree concrete measures Turkey and Australia, the co-hosts of crucial climate talks, must urgently move from discussing the end of fossil...

Prominent climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrived Tuesday at the UN climate meeting, where she emphasised the need to protect people and the planet over profits and power. This year’s meeting – called the...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to return to the fallout of a fifth interest rate rise this year after four days at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The Opposition has been critical of the Prime...

Staff have begged King Charles III to save a Michelin-starred restaurant which claims to be the oldest Indian eatery in the UK, having traded for 90 years.

King Charles III racing operation knew Point of Law was a chance to win the Melbourne Cup when they sold him to Australian interests, so they ensured they were barracking for a win last Tuesday.

Royal photographer Arthur Edwards recalls that an aide told him King Charles was not speaking to Prince Harry when he tried to show him photos of newborn Archie in 2019.

Wedding planning can be stressful; however, for Harry, planning the ceremony music actually brought his wife and father closer together...

Australia’s seven-judge High Court on Tuesday began hearing constitutional challenges to the social media ban on children below the age of 16, which was implemented in December 2025 and immediately challenged as a...

Australia was the first country to ban under-16s from social media platforms a year ago, but most observers believe the policy isn't working - now a legal challenge is arguing that it is unconstitutional

Government lawyers argued that social media use posed risks to children, and action is needed to protect them.

Australia social media teen ban a 'modest' step, says government in top court challenge Reuters

The government has accepted all recommendations of a rapid review into the shock news in September that an OpenAI agent had hacked into Medicare data.

Government flags criminal law changes to ensure companies can’t argue in future ‘that someone didn’t know the computer was loaded’ OpenAI won’t face criminal penalties over the Medicare hack but the prime minister...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday took aim at former UK leader Liz Truss and the thousands of British backpackers flocking to cities like Sydney, as the government seeks to tweak visa rules and...

The prime minister will meet UK counterpart Andy Burnham on Monday to discuss rules for British backpackers visiting on working holiday visas.

Anthony Albanese. He’s a man who’s taken little interest in the economy now being caught by the iron rule of politics: if the economy turns bad on your watch, you take the blame.

Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss how the diving economy will impact Anthony Albanese’s – and Jim Chalmers’ – approval ratings. If the relationship between the prime minister and treasurer is so crucial for the...