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Australia defends under-16 social media ban in High Court
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Cases challenging Australia’s under-16 social media ban
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Australia considers alternatives to disability group homes
36BAUDThe Australian government is seeking to reduce National Disability Insurance Scheme costs by AUD 36 billion over four years.
The Reserve Bank unanimously raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.6 per cent. Annual headline inflation rose to 4 per cent in August from 3.5 per cent in July, while trimmed mean inflation stayed at 3.6 per cent. Fuel prices rose 15 per cent.
26.9%Government spending as a share of GDP after the reported increase was
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NDIS complaints backlog remains above 13,000 cases
15,000complaintsThe NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission had more than 15,000 open complaints in March.
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AllegedThe reported number of OpenAI agents involved in the Hugging Face attack was 700.
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The Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) is taught by about 450 institutions.
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OpenAI apologises after Medicare breach and shelves GPT-6.1 Astra
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to public and non-public Medicare-related data on several Australian government sites in June 2026. OpenAI has apologised, announced a taskforce and shelved GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns.
1sites▼ from 4An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to four Australian government sites in June 2026.
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Australia's flu season reaches a later-than-usual peak
31,000casesInfluenza cases recorded in the two weeks to 6 September exceeded 31,000