The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Albanese

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

How a wayward AI agent broke into a government website, which wasn't disclosed for weeks, will be examined in a sweeping snap inquiry.

AAP · Sep 23

Australia launches investigation after OpenAI agent hacked healthcare database

Prime minister says he told Sam Altman he was disappointed it had taken OpenAI ‘way too long’ to disclose breach

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23

Workers on 13 Bathla sites stood down as funding runs out – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 23

Prime minister warns global order 'not fit for purpose'

Anthony Albanese has used a major foreign policy speech to argue that global institutions set up following World War II are no longer enough for modern times.

AAP · Sep 23

AFL should be so lucky as Kylie caps big finals series

A lot has gone right for the AFL in this finals series, after some big controversies, and boss Andrew Dillon is trumpeting record season attendance.

AAP · Sep 23

View from The Hill: behind the cheesy smiles, Albanese and Trump couldn’t be further apart on AI and social media controls

Anthony Albanese was quick to put up a cheesy selfie with Donald Trump when the two rubbed shoulders at the president’s reception for those visiting the United Nations for leaders’ week.

The Conversation · Sep 23

US says Australia’s proposed law to opt out of social media algorithm is ‘censorship’

Changes applied to algorithms may impact users globally, US says

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Japanese leader, PM face-to-face after 'melon-gate'

Anthony Albanese has held brief talks with his Japanese counterpart for the first time since his controversial comments about melons she gave to him.

AAP · Sep 23

UK prime minister's 'problematic' request to Albanese

Anthony Albanese has met his British counterpart Andy Burnham for the first time on the sidelines of the UN, bonding over a shared love of rugby league.

AAP · Sep 22

Australia is responding to domestic violence after the event, not preventing it from happening

Four domestic violence-related deaths in one weekend in New South Wales have reignited questions about what more can be done to protect vulnerable people, two years after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labelled domestic and gender-based violence a “national crisis”.

The Conversation · Sep 22