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How an OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked Australia’s Medicare and what that means | Technology News

Australian authorities have raised the alarm after OpenAI-powered models hacked into a government health data system in June,…
#Australia #AsiaPacific #AU #Austrlia #Cybersecurity #Explainer #features #news #ScienceandTechnology #Technology
https://www.europesays.com/australia/105290/

Geraldton girl, 14, in state care faces court without guardian after night in police lock-up

Western Australia’s under-fire child protection department is facing further scrutiny after a 14-year-old girl in its care was…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #childneglect #childprotectionwa #DCP #DepartmentofChildProtection #Geraldtoncourt. #Geraldtoncrime #geraldtonnews #midwestnews #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/105258/

New superannuation rule could tackle sad retirement trend changing the ‘character of the nation’

The Labor government appears quite happy to make compulsory superannuation an election issue. And the Coalition is more…
#Australia #andrewbragg #AU #Australians #Austrlia #compulsorysuperannuation #homeownership #nationalsavings #Retirement #super #superannuation #theCoalition
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104956/

Couple sentenced to 13 years’ jail over $121 million cocaine haul from Townsville yacht

A French couple who collected almost 500 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a yacht that sailed to Townsville…
#Australia #AU #australianborderforce #Austrlia #brisbanemagistratescourt #Cocaine #drugs #matthieurees #rachidkachour #seizure #smuggling #SouthPacific #townsville #yacht
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104926/

‘Premier’s STEM Researcher of the Year’ among those set to lose jobs in Tasmanian cost cutting

Scientific roles are among those that have been hit by Tasmania’s public sector job losses, prompting warnings that…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #cuts #GintarasKantvilas #herbarium #job #research #STEM #tas #TasmanianMuseumandArtGallery #TMAG
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104918/

NT police officers allegedly circulated sexually explicit AI-generated video of former assistant commissioner

A former Northern Territory Police assistant commissioner has taken her old colleagues to court for sharing a deepfake…
#Australia #AI #aideepfake #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #AustralasianCouncilofWomenandPolicing #Austrlia #bullying #deepfake #janelletonkin #northernterritorypolice #ntpolice
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104878/

Ipswich mayor says new council media policy aimed at gagging her

Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding says she has been “gagged” by her fellow councillors, following a vote in the…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Ipswich #ipswichcitycouncil #paultully #teresaharding
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104718/

OpenAI Medicare data breach: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labels security incident unacceptable

Updated September 24, 2026 — 7:00am,first published 6:25am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104414/

Dads-to-be could receive mental health screening under new proposal

Reality TV helped Matthew Johnson find love, but then fatherhood brought a plot twist of its own. The…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #centreforperinatalexcellence #Children #dads #gedkearney #matthewjohnson #nicolehighet #thefatheringproject
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104408/

Barnaby Joyce and One Nation: The policy demands for supporting a Coalition government in a hung parliament

September 24, 2026 — 4:44am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104400/

Accused mall attacker allegedly pretends to be a car then ‘runs over’ children

An 18-year-old man allegedly assaulted two children at Westfield Belconnen on 14 August 2026. Photo: Westfield Belconnen Facebook,…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104392/

Rare video of night parrot chick hiding in spinifex tunnel in WA desert

Even in the heart of night parrot country it can be rare to actually see one of the…
#Australia #arenightparrotsendangered? #AU #Austrlia #CriticallyendangeredAustralianbird #Nightparrot #nightparrotatday #Nightparrotsighting2026 #Nightparrotvideo #whatcolourarenightparrots #whatdonightparrotsdoduringtheday? #whatisanightparrot #wheredonightparrotslive #World'srarestparrot
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104382/

Australia-Ukraine relations: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hugs Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as they sign 10-year defence pact

September 24, 2026 — 4:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104374/

‘Man Banned From Oz Comic-Con After Biting Incident’ Is Not An AI-Related Headline I Thought I’d Be Reading This Week

I promise you, this is a story about AI art. At the Brisbane edition of Oz Comic-Con over…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104312/

Australia joins global push for controls amid fears of runaway AI

Tell us about your experience. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and more than a dozen world leaders have issued…
#Australia #AI #AnthonyAlbanese #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Austrlia #donaldtrump #ElonMusk #NewYork #UNGeneralAssembly #UNGA #UnitedNations #XiJinping
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104296/

Australian Financial Review editor-in-chief James Chessell joins Joe Aston’s Rampart

Updated September 23, 2026 — 5:25pm,first published 3:32pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104286/

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is terrified of One Nation, his main Liberal rival is not

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has declared “One Nation terrifies me” as he escalated the state Labor party’s warning…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #barnabyjoyce #BenCarroll #DanielAndrews #JacintaAllan #JessWilson #labor #Liberal #Melton #onenation #orangewave #PaulineHanson #redwall #redbridge #victorianelection #victorianstateelection #warrenpickering
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104278/

Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, HILDA survey shows

Australia, we have good news, bad news and confirmation about life’s hardships that is no news to anyone.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #demographics #education #Genderpaygap #HILDAsurvey #HouseholdIncomeandLabourDynamicsinAustralia #housingstress #relationships #RogerWilkins #youngadults
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104268/

Victorian Department of Education fined $150k after student’s fingers severed at school

The Victorian Department of Education has been fined $150,000 after a year 10 student had three fingers severed…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #beechworthsecondarycollege #DepartmentofEducation #occupationalhealthandsafety #studentfingersseveredvictoria #victoriandepartmentofeducation
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104248/

Albanese’s UN visit: PM warns of world order upheaval

September 23, 2026 — 10:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104236/

Albanese’s UN visit: PM warns of world order upheaval

September 23, 2026 — 10:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104230/

Girl, 11, charged after woman allegedly dragged from bus and assaulted in Townsville

A woman has suffered head injuries after allegedly being dragged from a bus and assaulted during a robbery…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Courts&Justice #crime #news #QueenslandNews #QueenslandPolice #townsville
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104222/

Unrest in Arlparra in Central Australia prompts calls for curfew and sustained police presence

A Northern Territory regional council mayor has called on the NT government to “urgently” consider implementing a curfew,…
#Australia #Aboriginalcommunity #Arlparra #AU #Austrlia #BarklyRegionalCouncil #centralaustralia #JimStacey #nt #ntunrest #remotecommunity #SidVashist #UrapuntjaAboriginalCorporation
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104218/

Clarence Valley terminates GM Laura Black’s contract one week after botched mayoral vote

Tell us about your experience. The general manager of a northern New South Wales council has been sacked…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #clarencevalleycouncil #Council #generalmanager #laurablack #localgovernment
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104182/

Big Build: Kourakis royal commission hints at original sin of Victorian government’s huge infrastructure program

September 23, 2026 — 5:08pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104174/

Aussies risk $144 fine as illegal camping ban at popular tourist spot backfires

Early birds hoping to catch the sunrise at a popular Blue Mountains lookout have been risking a $144…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BlueMountainsCouncil #confusingsigns #parkingsigns #PulpitRock
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104160/

Mal and Marge celebrate 75 years of a marriage that is like ‘winning the lottery’

As they celebrate three-quarters of a century together, Mal and Marge Grimley, at 95 and 93 respectively, have…
#Australia #ACT #AU #Austrlia #canberra #localstories
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104152/

Boxer Khalid Baker ‘wrongfully’ convicted of murder alleged to be tobacco boss

September 23, 2026 — 7:15pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104144/

Job-ready Graduates scheme: Controversial proposal suggests single annual contribution to replace current university funding model

September 23, 2026 — 7:30pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104136/

Bikies, ‘moral compass malfunctions’ and corruption cost: Victoria’s Big Build royal commission holds first public hearing | Victorian politics

The opening public hearing of the royal commission into Victoria’s Big Build has shown Jacinta Allan knew of…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104126/

Operation Rosny: Sharangan Maheswaran appears in ICAC hearings

Updated September 23, 2026 — 5:58pm,first published 11:54am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104074/

Julian Assange and wife Stella announce they are expecting third child two years after his return to Australia

Julian Assange has announced he and his wife Stella are expecting their third child, sharing the happy news…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #World
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104052/

Former treasurer says Australia needs ‘financial crisis’ for economic reform to happen

With federal government debt surpassing $1 trillion, and future generations bearing the burden of the growing interest bill,…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #budget #coalition #debt #deficit #Economy #financialcrisis #JimChalmers #JoeHockey #labor #Liberal #tax
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104044/

Angry Anderson dies aged 79: Rose Tattoo frontman was a ferocious rock ’n’ roll singer and youth advocate | Australian music

Gary “Angry” Anderson – who has died aged 79 after he was hospitalised following a cardiac arrest while…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104004/

Shoebridge says US submission on online safety laws an ‘extraordinary intervention’ – as it happened | Australia news

Shoebridge accuses US of overreach in Australia’s online safety laws The Greens senator David Shoebridge has accused the…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104024/

Shoebridge says US submission on online safety laws an ‘extraordinary intervention’ – as it happened | Australia news

Shoebridge accuses US of overreach in Australia’s online safety laws The Greens senator David Shoebridge has accused the…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/104014/

Angus Taylor pledges to repeal swathe of climate policies, saying ‘Australia has done its bit’ | Australian politics

Angus Taylor has vowed to repeal a raft of emissions reduction and renewable energy policies, including several measures…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103994/

Community housing tenants more likely to face eviction threat than those in public housing

Soolin McCauley moved 10 times after she was evicted from her community housing unit of five years, crisscrossing…
#Australia #.Tenants #AU #Austrlia #communityhousing #eviction #evictionapplication #homelessness #housing #housingpolicy #NCAT #NewSouthWales #NSWCivilandAdministrativeTribunal #publichousing #socialhousing #tenantsunion #victoria
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103886/

Man pleads guilty after crashing car into home causing $180k damage then fleeing on foot

An unlicensed driver who crashed his car through a power pole and into a north-west Victorian home metres…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #court #crash #damage #destruction #guilty #leggeditnumberplate #merbein #pauljenkins #police #powerpole
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103854/

City of Perth plunged into more turmoil as CEO Michelle Reynolds sacked

Tell us about your experience. The trouble-plagued City of Perth, which is under investigation by the local government…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #brucereynolds #cityofperth #cityofperthceosacked #councildysfunction #MichelleReynolds #michellereynoldssacked #perthcouncil #perthnews #wanews #wapolitics #wapols
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103740/

SA government offers $1 million reward for information about Gus Lamont

Wed 23 Sep 2026 at 1:30pmWed 23 Sep 2026 at 1:30pm Reward request ‘one of the easiest’ to…
#Australia #anniversary #AU #Austrlia #boy #darrenfielke #disappearance #Gus #guslamont #joshlamont #JosieMurray #missing #sapolice #sapol #ShannonMurray
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103706/

SA government concedes condition of Ridley Road near Mannum ‘not acceptable’

Tell us about your experience. The South Australian government has admitted that the quality of a stretch of…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #midmurraycoucil #poorroadquality #Pothole #regionalroads #roadcontractors #roadhazard #roadmaintenance #roadworks #southaustraliangovernment #southaustralianroadnetwork
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103444/

Police appeal for footage after body found in search for missing 71-year-old woman in Taree, NSW Mid North Coast

Police are appealing for the public’s help after a body believed to be that of a missing woman…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Missingperson #news #NSWNews #nswpolice
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103430/

Vulnerable residents feeling ‘distress’ as Mildura power outage heads towards third day

A power outage in the north-west Victorian city of Mildura is set to enter a third day, raising…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #birdwoodton #cameras #cctv #electricity #Mildura #outage #power #powercor #Security #securitycameras #sunraysia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103274/

Parents on the ‘profound’ loss of a child

When Kerri Westwood’s teenage daughter Lauren became unwell during an overseas school trip, the family assumed it was…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #child #coping #death #disability #grief #Loss #parents #profoundloss #Support #terminalillness
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103110/

Royal Children’s Hospital beds to go unused with no funding to staff them

Tell us about your experience. Victoria’s major children’s hospital will not be able to use 20 new beds…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #emergencydepartment #funding #RoyalChildrensHospital #staffshortages #victoriangovernment
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103080/

Four Corners episodes breached ABC’s editorial standards, ombudsman’s investigation finds

The ABC’s Four Corners program had insufficient verification and fact-checking and a culture of “limiting knowledge” about anonymous…
#Australia #ABC #AU #Austrlia #fazal #fourcorners #hughmarks #mahmood #mahmoodfazal #Ombudsman
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103074/

Maryborough teenager charged with preparing to cause harm, possessing extremist material

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with preparing to cause death or grievous bodily harm, and possessing violent…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #children'scourt #counter-terrorism #court #crime #maryborough #QLD #Queensland #threats
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103066/

Mother charged with murder after three children stabbed in the NSW Blue Mountains

A mother has been charged with the murder of a five-year-old boy and the attempted murder of two…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BlueMountains #charges #domesticviolence #homicide #murder #nswpolice #police #policeinvestigation #Springwood #Sydney #ValleyHeights
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103058/

Aftermath of 2021 Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy sparked hospital protocol changes, inquest told

The Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy triggered an emergency response at a level not seen at a…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #castle #court #deaths #Hillcrest #inquest #jumping #jumpingcastle #paulahyland #primary #school #tas #tasmania #THS
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102956/