Australia

OpenAI admits Australian govt website breach response 'not good enough'

OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon appeared at an Australian Senate hearing, acknowledging inadequate response to June hacking incident into government websites

Several injured as car crashes into crowd at an event in Australia

The crowd had gathered to bid farewell to the Newcastle Knights ahead of their NRL Grand Final against the Sydney Roosters; the driver is now arrested, and emergency services have been deployed

Australia cuts migration target to 225,000: 7 visa changes you need to know

Tony Burke's 2026 migration changes explained: students lose family visas, working holiday cut 84%

Sydney data centre plan scrapped by developer after community backlash

Goodman Group withdrew plans for a A$443.8-million data centre in Sydney's Lane Cove after residents raised concerns over its impact on homes, schools and local infrastructure

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian Senate inquiry on AI

The Medicare breach, condemned by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is one of the highest-profile incidents of ‌AI agents accessing external systems outside the ​US

OpenAI agent breached Australian govt website in July: PM Anthony Albanese

The breach took place on July 18. The OpenAI agent had gained unauthorised access to a public-facing Medicare statistics portal

Australia tightens immigration rules: What it means for Indian students

Australia is tightening temporary migration rules, making it harder for most international students to bring partners or children on dependent visas.

Want to work in Australia? These jobs now get visa processing priority

Australia reshuffles skilled visa queue: Healthcare, construction and other jobs get priority

L&T looks to scale up modularisation to boost project execution

EPC major sees a $100-150 billion modularisation opportunity over five years as skilled labour shortages, high costs and remote locations pose execution challenges

Australia to tighten immigration rules, curb visa overstays and families

The Australian government will target visa overstayers and restrict most students from bringing family members as it seeks to align migration with Australia's needs better

Western Australia Premier to visit India with jobs, skills on agenda

Roger Cook's September 17-25 mission to India and Vietnam will focus on jobs, skills, education, trade, investment and direct flight connectivity

World's first Australian work from home laws face uncertain future

The Victorian government was due to pass the laws Thursday, giving eligible workers the right to work from home two days per week

Australia challenges India over sugarcane support breaching WTO limits

Australia has sought clarification from India, alleging that its support for sugarcane exceeded the 10 per cent WTO limit in each of the seven years from 2018-19 to 2024-25

Australia targets social media algorithms in its crackdown on Big Tech

Regulators are increasingly targeting what they perceive as the addictive design of the platforms. Last month, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to resolve social media claims from US states

Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

The crackdown comes as a variation of Madonna's pop hit "Like a Prayer" created by an Australian producer using AI-generated vocals and drums has spent 16 weeks in the Australian top 20

Australia teens return to TikTok 8 months after under-16 social media ban

Some 26% of children between the ages of 13 and 15 were on TikTok as of last month, just one percentage point below the rate prior to Australia's groundbreaking rules coming into effect

Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in mammal as outbreak spreads

Australia has been grappling with rising cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza after it landed in the country in June

Adfactors PR acquires majority stake in Australian comms firm SenateSHJ

SenateSHJ will retain its identity and client teams under its current leadership. Meanwhile, Adfactors PR CEO Nijay N Nair will join the Australian company's board

Australian regional leader to visit India; trade, investment ties in focus

Australian regional leader Chris Minns will lead an official delegation to India later this month seeking to strengthen his state's economic, education and cultural ties with one of its key international partners, according to an official statement on Sunday. New South Wales Premier Minns will undertake an official visit to New Delhi and Mumbai from August 31 to September 3, his office said. New South Wales (NSW) is Australia's most populous state and is home to Sydney, the country's largest city and a major financial, business and education hub. In 2024-25, NSW and India traded goods worth AUD 6.87 billion (USD 4.86 billion), making India one of the state's "most important trading partners", the statement said. "I'm proud that my first overseas visit as Premier will be to India. It reflects the importance of the relationship and the enormous contribution the Indian community makes to NSW," Minns said. The visit was announced by Minns at an event in Sydney marking India's 80th ...