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A world-first law in Europe is targeting artificial intelligence. Other countries can learn from it

Around the world, governments are grappling with how best to manage the increasingly unruly beast that is artificial intelligence (AI).

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For the love of cinema: what we’re missing from At The Movies, 10 years after its last season

At the Movies was first broadcast on the ABC on July 1 2004, with the final episode broadcast on December 9 2014. Hosted and conceived by Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, they first began presenting together on SBS’s The Movie Show on October 30 1986, inaugurating one of the most…

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Australian shares finish higher for fourth straight day

The ASX200 has finished up 0.3 per cent as Commonwealth Bank, Pro Medicus, Evolution Mining, Seven Group and other big companies report earnings.

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Clean energy economy 'needs skills training rebalance'

Post-secondary education needs rebalancing to meet the economy's changing needs, warns the chief of Australia's jobs and skills agency.

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Less about climate change, more on reducing migration: here’s what matters most to Australian voters

Just prior to the last federal election in 2022, we surveyed Australians for their views on the important issues facing Australia using the Melbourne Institute-Roy Morgan Taking the Pulse of the Nation Survey, a nationally representative survey of Australian adults.

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Peter Dutton says Australia should not accept Palestinians from Gaza due to ‘national security risk’

Coalition leader’s escalated rhetoric immediately rejected by senior Albanese government figures

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Helicopter Pilot Killed In Unauthorized Flight Crash At Australian Hotel

Tragic helicopter crash in Cairns, Australia leads to pilot's death and injuries to hotel guests. Investigations ongoing.

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Expert Says Australian Drinking Water Standards Are ‘An International Embarrassment’

Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith from the International Pollutant Elimination Network has slammed Aus standards for PFAS chemicals in drinking water.

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Transition 'well under way' as AGL rejects nuclear push

Energy giant AGL has posted a stellar profit on higher power prices, taking the lead in the transition and dismissing nuclear as too costly and too late.

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New Zealand refugee resettlement deal likely to wind up

New Zealand is set to fall well short of an agreement to resettle 450 refugees from Australia, concerning advocates.

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Gold rush down under as our Olympians return from Paris

After Australia's best Olympics, the country's athletes have been feted on their return home following an incredible two weeks of competition.

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'Do more': fury rises over Palestinian refugee ban call

Palestinians are disgusted at a call to blanket ban asylum seekers fleeing the war-torn Gaza Strip from Australia under the guise of national security.

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Off The Back Of Bluesfest & Splendour, Here’s A List Of Aussie Music Festivals That Have Been Axed

Why do Aussie music festivals keep getting cancelled? Let's take a look at what organisers of previous festivals have said.

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Watchdog sues ASX Ltd for 'misleading' upgrade claims

Share market operator ASX made misleading statements when it said a platform upgrade was "on track" and "progressing well", the corporate regulator alleges.

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Cybersecurity worker shortage could put Aussies at risk

Australia does not have enough cybersecurity specialists to protect consumers from further data breaches, a report warns, amid calls for greater training.

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Shareholders still cash in as CBA profit slips to $9.5b

Commonwealth Bank's net profit after tax was down six per cent to $9.5 billion in 2023/24 but Australia's biggest bank is increasing its dividend.

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New report a code red on health effects of fossil fuels

Doctors say Australians must grasp the vast range of health threats fossil fuels pose and pressure politicians to dump them as quickly as possible.

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Burke fends off Coalition attacks over Palestinian visas in question time – as it happened

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Morning Mail: woman charged with 10-year-old’s murder, Naplan results ‘disappointing’, local B-girls speak out over Raygun

Naplan results show students ‘falling through cracks’ as Australia lags behind England and Canada; Australian B-girls ‘in tears’ over Raygun’s Olympics performance

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Does free-to-air TV really need gambling ads to survive?

If anything is a sure bet right now, it’s corporate Australia’s willingness to use some variation of the “for society’s good” argument.

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Raygun is now Australia’s most famous dancer. What does she reveal about our own attitudes towards dance?

The inclusion of breaking in the 2024 Olympic Games certainly raised eyebrows. And now, Australian competitor Rachael Gunn (known as “Raygun”) is one of the most famous Olympians from any nation – as well as Australia’s most famous dancer.

The Canberra Times

How Vegemite turned a curious 3yo into Australia's Chief Scientist

Cathy Foley is on a mission to get more kids hooked on science.

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'She's my hero': Raygun inspires Canberra breakers after going viral

There's more to the sport than jokes about an Australian Olympian.

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Popyrin follows de Minaur's path to tennis's big time

He's Australian tennis's new golden boy but Alexei Popyrin has followed an eerily similar path to stardom as fellow Sydney-born champion Alex de Minaur.

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NZ already spends less on health than Australia or Canada – we need proper funding, not ‘crisis’ management

We are being told the health system is in crisis, “on the brink of failure” – spending beyond its budget, waiting times getting longer, suffering from widespread staff shortages.

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