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Australia ‘sleepwalking’ into AI crisis and ‘tech bro free-for-all’, says Greens senator

Sarah Hanson Young’s warning comes as David Pocock urges government to prevent firms using Australian content to train AI models

The Guardian - AU

Labor insists AUKUS unaffected after snap resignations

Australia is reaffirming support for its nuclear-powered submarine deal after a number of high-profile resignations within the British government.

AAP

Pope's AI warning endorsed as Australia plans future

Australia is hoping to dictate the construction of data centres on its own terms, as the Pope, communities and environment advocates raise concerns about AI.

AAP

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Relief for workers with lifeline for ailing smelters

Smelter operator Nyrstar hasn't ruled out needing further taxpayer money after extra funds were announced to prop up two ailing facilities.

AAP

The official Senate estimates etiquette guide

The estimates recap you didn't know you needed.

The Canberra Times

AI on a budget: Aussie watchdog trails global peers

The body charged with assessing artificial intelligence risks in Australia will operate on a small budget compared to its global counterparts.

AAP

Labor MPs expect eventual concessions for startups after backlash to CGT changes

Several MPs tell Guardian Australia they are keen to see tweaks, and some are engaging directly with treasurer’s office

The Guardian - AU

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'Not some sort of moral competition': minister backs new coal projects

Tim Ayres thinks new coal and gas projects are not incompatible with Australia's net zero ambitions.

Newcastle Herald

Price impact uncertain from gas reservation scheme

Households have not be guaranteed how much gas prices in east coast markets will come down under a reservation scheme.

AAP

Smelter's wage lifeline fails to allay viability fears

A support package has given three weeks of pay certainty for 200 workers at Australia's only manganese alloy smelter, which is on the hunt for a new owner.

AAP

'Better world': inside Australia's pact with AI giant

A Silicon Valley tech boss has warned of the consequences should AI fall into the wrong hands as he signed an agreement with Australia on related safety.

AAP

BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’

Triple J signed off with the hip-hop anthem Express Yourself while other radio and TV networks filled the air with BBC broadcasts, re-runs and soothing music

The Guardian - AU

Industry bailouts defended as Iran war smashes markets

Industry Minister Tim Ayres has outlined the government's industry-science strategy, saying global instability and the conflict in Iran demands stronger ties.

AAP

Billions for Rio smelter rescue hailed as 'slam dunk'

An aluminium smelter will get billions of dollars in government funding to stay open and save thousands of jobs in the latest bailout of a metals manufacturer.

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Labor mulls early parliament sitting after Bondi attack

Politicians will be back in Canberra sooner than planned to pass key security reforms after the nation's worst mass shooting in decades.

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'Horse has bolted' on cheap gas, even with reservation

Businesses and households want cheaper gas but it remains unclear how effective a plan to reserve more supply for domestic use will be at lowering prices.

The Conversation

Albanese government announces gas reservation plan to address supply and price

The federal government has announced its much-anticipated gas reservation scheme, to provide security for Australia’s domestic supply and put downward pressure on prices.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Ayres on the AI rollout’s looming ‘bumps and glitches’

The federal government released its National AI Strategy this week, confirming it has dropped its earlier proposal for mandatory guardrails for high-risk artificial intelligence (AI).

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National AI plan must move fast to protect Australians

A national AI road map "uses all the right language", but experts are questioning when the Albanese government's plan will be followed by concrete action.

The Guardian - AU

Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?

Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs

The Guardian - AU

Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize

Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’

The Guardian - AU

The year of the bailout: Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter next in line for taxpayers’ cash

More than $3bn in public money has been given to Australia’s smelters and steelworks in an alarmingly ad-hoc way

The Guardian - AU

Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding

CEO Doug Hilton says the agency’s budget allocation ‘has not kept up with the cost of doing science’

AAP

Labor 'dreaming' with Gaza claim, activists vow rallies

The opposition has ridiculed the government's claim that Australia's recognition of Palestine has helped build momentum towards peace in Gaza.

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Aussie researchers look to space to help on earth

Emergency services, agricultural projects and defence operations are expected to benefit from eyes in the sky provided by Australian space innovations.

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