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• OpenAI apologises as extent of Medicare breach revealed — as it happened

  28-09-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  OpenAI releases a blog post saying it will "do better" after an AI agent breached a government system. 
  
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• Live: OpenAI apologises as extent of Medicare breach revealed

  28-09-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  OpenAI releases a blog post saying it will "do better" after an AI agent breached a government system last week. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Chalmers does not want to see workers 'carry the can' for Middle East war

  28-09-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he does not want to see Australian workers "carry the can" for the consequences of the Middle East war. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Canavan says rate hike could be 'straw that breaks the camel's back'

  28-09-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Matt Canavan says a further interest rate hike could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for families, blaming government spending for inflation. Follow live. 
  
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• Reporting rogue AI won't be enough to keep Australia safe, expert warns

  28-09-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is looking to impose a dual notification requirement under tougher new standards enforced after OpenAI's breach of a Medicare website.
  
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• OpenAI's delayed warning drives tougher approach to rogue AI

  28-09-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is looking to impose a dual notification requirement under tougher new standards enforced after OpenAI's breach of a Medicare website.
  
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• Hanson, Spender both call for crack down on hate preachers

  28-09-2026 20:24 via smh.com.au
  
  Fresh debate over hate speech laws, which have long been a thorny issue in Australian politics, has come on the same day that British authorities foiled an alleged terror plot.
  
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• Best of cartoons, September 29, 2026

  28-09-2026 13:52 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader due to illness

  28-09-2026 12:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The party will hold a secret ballot of its MPs later this week to elect a new leader.
  
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• Breaking: Greens leader Larissa Waters steps down due to illness

  28-09-2026 11:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens have revealed that the leader has been dealing with a pre-existing medical condition, which has worsened.
  
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• Near-record tax take, rising rates: Chalmers blames war as RBA hike looms

  28-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Treasurer says petrol prices are fuelling inflation as a near-record tax haul adds to scrutiny of Labor’s economic management.
  
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• Labor pushes to boost Pacific workers as Joyce says some Australians ‘bung lazy’

  28-09-2026 09:02 via smh.com.au
  
  One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce says backpackers should be quarantined from cuts because some Australians “are just bung lazy” and won’t do the same jobs.
  
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• Treasurer defends inflation record as 15-year interest rate high looms

  28-09-2026 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The government has celebrated a deficit $6 billion lower than the May forecast but warned there are tough times ahead for households.
  
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