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AI government website hack a 'wake-up call': Albanese

The first reported artificial intelligence agent hack into an Australian government website is a "wake-up call" of the dangers of the technology, Anthony Albanese says.

By Noah Secomb and Sarah Spina-Matthews

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Parliament reports still stacked in government in-tray

Aussies forgoing lifestyle for homes in record numbers

Australians are willing to cut back their spending in record numbers to afford a property,...

By Lucinda Garbutt-Young

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Aussies forgoing lifestyle for homes in record numbers

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Light shone on Reserve Bank's gloomy economic outlook

Light shone on Reserve Bank's gloomy economic outlook

The latest Intergenerational Report, the triennial roadmap of the Australian economy's next 40 years, contains...

By Jacob Shteyman

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IBAC

Anti-corruption body given 'follow the money' teeth

Building where an 11-year-old boy was shot at Norwest in Sydney

Boy dies in hospital after being shot in the face

Scene of a stabbing at Valley Heights, Blue Mountains, NSW

Second child dies after alleged car stabbing

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Ex-mayor unmasked as he's jailed for abusing teenager

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Pubs to go to the dogs in premier's pre-election pitch

Bus crash in country Victoria.

One dead, scores injured in bus crash on rural highway

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Property developer rescue talks collapse, funds dry up

David Allan adjusts glasses

Alan Jones liked champions of sport, butler testifies

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Aussie shares back in red for 2026 as bond yields spike

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Accused killer cop asked friend for a gun, jury told

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Dick and Jack remembered 200 years after their hangings

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Hack probed with warnings it's 'too late' to contain AI

The Indigenous flag is seen behind a ‘Pay Here’ sign

Glaring pay gap costing Indigenous Australians billions

Cop arrived at ex's home hours before fatal shootings

Nearly four hours passed between a constable accused of murder arriving at his ex's house...

Luke Davies and Jesse Baird

Unemployment nears five-year high ahead of rates call

Australia's unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level in almost five years, as the...

By Jacob Shteyman

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Third person charged linked to mistaken identity murder

Detectives have charged a third person connected with a mistaken identity killing that appears to...

By Catherine Bouris

FATAL SHOOTING MERRYLANDS

Violent, serious offences decrease as crime rate falls

The crime rate in one state has fallen by almost four per cent in the...

By Samantha Lock

FIRE BOMBING MELBOURNE

'You are in on it': ICAC probes alleged $5m shakedown

A Labor councillor and lawyer working for a fugitive property developer denies taking part in...

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Prime minister warns global order 'not fit for purpose'

The world order established after World War II is no longer fit for purpose, the...

By Andrew Brown

Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump

'We can meet this challenge': PM pushes climate action

Countries need to make the economic case for lowering emissions, rather than just environmental ones,...

By Andrew Brown

ANTHONY ALBANESE UNITED STATES VISIT

'Extremely concerned': alarms sound over rogue AI hack

The hacking of a government website by an OpenAI bot, which the company took weeks...

By Andrew Brown and Will Nicholas