The Latest Breaking News from Services Australia

What does the OpenAI Medicare hack reveal about Australia’s cyber security?

An OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June, accessing both public and non-public information.

The Conversation · Sep 24

Anthony Albanese Says An OpenAI Agent Accessed Non-Public Files On A Medicare Portal

An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to a Services Australia portal in June and reached files that were not meant to be public.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 24

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

Meet the federal public sector's most influential people

Part 1: the public servants who are steering the ship.

The Canberra Times · Aug 2

Government apology for 'poor experience' following $9500 aged care bill

Services Australia insists that AI was not involved in generating the incorrect bill.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 31

'I have lost a lot of trust', victim of Centrelink fraud says

He accessed people's Centrelink profiles to submit 'quite a number of false claims'.

The Canberra Times · Jul 30

One tech giant behind 9 in 10 corporate freebies to public servants

More than 3000 gifts offered, almost all rejected.

The Canberra Times · Jul 22

Robodebt whistleblower was told her royal commission evidence ‘could cost you your job’, court hears

Exclusive: Jeannie-Marie Blake is suing the Australian government over alleged threats, which her department denies making

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17

Where public servants are the happiest and paid the most

See how your department stacks up.

The Canberra Times · Jul 14

'It's scary': Canberran's hunt for a missing card reveals national data breach

At least four Canberra pensioners had their private data exposed.

The Canberra Times · Jun 10