Anthony Albanese

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe

OpenAI Australia data breach reinforces PM Albanese’s AI safeguards push

A breach by an OpenAI agent of the country’s health insurance system exposed a series of gaps in Australia’s domestic cyber defences.

Australian PM Albanese says OpenAI agent breached government website in June

OpenAI’s breach of Australia’s public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal is the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.

Australia PM says draft social media rules about taking back control

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would “always stand up for Australia’s national interest”.

Australian state bans data centres from residential areas

Centre-left Labor Premier Ben Carroll will require data centres to match new energy demand with additional generation, paying costs for network upgrades.

Australia to seek UN Security Council seat from 2029

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his “strong relationships” with world leaders would help his country’s bid to join the council.

Australian far-right leader Pauline Hanson sorry over ‘primitive’ indigenous comments

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson drew outrage from across the political spectrum on Sept 14 for describing Indigenous Australians as the “most primitive race on Earth”.

Cricket Australia announces sale of Big Bash League franchise to private investors

Australia’s capital to join gun buyback in response to Bondi Beach attack, Albanese says

The gunmen accused of carrying out the Bondi Beach attack used powerful firearms that were legally obtained.

Australia gun buyback to start in November, PM Albanese says

FILE PHOTO: A visitor places a pebble at a memorial site in remembrance to the lives lost during the Bondi Beach mass shooting on December 14, 2025, in Sydney, Australia, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper/File Photo

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