The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Final roar for Katy Perry's feud with local designer

The end is in sight for a bitter David-and-Goliath trademark battle between pop megastar Katy Perry and an Australian fashion designer.

AAP · Sep 29

OpenAI apologies for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust

(Updates throughout with more details of blog post)- OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve

The Economic Times · Sep 29

FDA Flagged GLP-1 Vision Loss Signal in 2025, but U.S. Ozempic and Mounjaro Labels Still Lack NAION Warning

FDA listed NAION as a possible GLP-1 safety signal in March 2025, yet U.S. labels still lack a warning, while Europe, the UK, and Australia have acted.

Medical Daily · Sep 29

Aussie shares up as bank boss bets against Cup day hike

Investors fears have cooled despite an increase in official cash rate, as the Reserve Bank tempered concerns of a back-to-back hike in November.

AAP · Sep 29

When does daylight saving start again in Australia – and what happens if you’re working when clocks change?

Early on Sunday clocks in the south-eastern states will go forward one hour. Here’s what you need to know – and how it will affect you

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

Revealed: the five-paragraph email OpenAI used to inform Australia about agent attack

Executive to front parliamentary committee on AI as ministers reveal how brief message telling them about hack was signed off ‘best’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

Vietnamese government accused of abducting human rights activists

Detained anti-human trafficking campaigners include Tran Hiep, a Vietnamese Australian, not heard from since 18 September

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

‘You’ve got to be pretty tough to be a drag queen out there’: Damien Frost’s immaculate queer portraits

The photographer’s photos are so meticulously staged that viewers often assume they were taken in a studio – not behind a London nightclub or in an Australian goat field

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

Saeid thought he could protest the Iranian regime freely in Australia. He feels like he’s being watched

Tehran’s long arm into Australia is intimidating and surveilling those who speak out against the regime, activists say, as pressure grows on the federal government to shut down the Iranian embassy

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

Highway pay phone rings in national treasure status

A pay phone outside a coastal shopping centre has been heritage listed for its role in keeping Australians connected during catastrophic bushfires.

AAP · Sep 28