Politics news

• Younger Australians face a harder path to wealth, report shows

  21-09-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Younger Australians are better educated and likely to live and work longer, but are missing some of the early income and wealth gains enjoyed by previous generations, according to a new report.
  
  Read more

• Live: Albanese says OpenAI took three months to report Medicare breach

  23-09-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  An OpenAI agent accessed public and private data after hacking into a Medicare data portal in June. Follow live. 
  
  Read more

• OpenAI agent breached Medicare, Albanese reveals

  23-09-2026 22:32 via smh.com.au
  
  An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare this year, in a breach that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled “unacceptable”. 
  
  Read more

• Open AI breaches Medicare, Albanese reveals

  23-09-2026 22:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Open AI has hacked Medicare, in a breach of files Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describes as “unacceptable”. 
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Trump cries wolf on AI censorship

  23-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The American president rejects attempts by a “globalist scheme” to control TEAM USA AI.
  
  Read more

• Al industry left to police itself as bleak warnings mount

  23-09-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The capacity of Andrew Forrest to dream big about jumping on board the AI revolution while at the same time acknowledging the technology could end us all is a perfect example of the dilemma being confronted at the UN this week.
  
  Read more

• AI industry left to police itself as bleak warnings mount

  23-09-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The capacity of Andrew Forrest to dream big about jumping on board the AI revolution while at the same time acknowledging the technology could end us all is a perfect example of the dilemma being confronted at the UN this week.
  
  Read more

• 'Self-censorship is real': What the public isn’t being told about AI

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Joyce names price of One Nation backing Angus Taylor

  23-09-2026 20:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Liberal MPs suggested Barnaby Joyce was making up the supposed talks about a hung parliament and believe his behaviour and public appearances were increasingly erratic.
  
  Read more

• Inside the AI machine: How the tech race binds nations into dependence

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
  Read more

• ‘My friend’: Emotional Albanese hugs Zelensky as historic Ukraine deal sealed

  23-09-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  A visibly moved prime minister paid tribute to Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership in New York as the two nations signed a landmark 10-year defence pact
  
  Read more

• Best of cartoons, September 24, 2026

  23-09-2026 14:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
  Read more

• ‘No longer fit for purpose’: Albanese warns of world order upheaval

  23-09-2026 14:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister will tell leaders international security and openness can no longer be guaranteed as he prepares to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in New York.
  
  Read more

• 'Terrifies me': Victorian Premier makes One Nation admission

  23-09-2026 10:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Victorian Premier Ben Carroll tells 7.30 "One Nation terrifies me" but beneath the message analysts say it is a "fear campaign" to try and keep Labor voters.
  
  Read more

• ‘Happenstance’: Neo-Nazi Sewell says he ‘bumped into Joyce’ at casino, no formal meeting

  23-09-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The One Nation MP has described the run-in with some “weird dudes” who “turned out to be” Nazis as accidental.
  
  Read more

• No more handouts: stark warning as soaring interest bill revealed

  23-09-2026 08:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s debt has surged past $1 trillion and rising global interest rates have thrown out forecasts for the fastest growing portion of the federal budget.
  
  Read more

• Former treasurer says economic reform in Australia will take 'financial crisis'

  23-09-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Former treasurer Joe Hockey says meaningful fiscal reform is not possible in Australia as it often conflicts with voters' economic self-interest. He says it will take a "crisis" for governments to enact significant budget repair.
  
  Read more

• Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind

  23-09-2026 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition has promised a major slowdown of renewables if it wins power, including scrapping most offshore renewables sites, formalising its commitment to unpick Australia's key climate policies.
  
  Read more

• City of Perth plunged into more turmoil as CEO sacked

  23-09-2026 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The City of Perth sacks its chief executive officer Michelle Reynolds, who had been suspended from her job since May.
  
  Read more

• Breaking: City of Perth plunged into more turmoil as CEO sacked

  23-09-2026 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The City of Perth sacks its chief executive officer Michelle Reynolds, who had been suspended from her job since May.
  
  Read more

• ‘That’s a lie’: Joyce fury over claim he had meeting with neo-Nazis in Canberra

  23-09-2026 02:21 via smh.com.au
  
  The One Nation MP has described the run-in as accidental, in advance of an article set to be released later today.
  
  Read more

• Prime Minister defends social media reforms amid US backlash

  23-09-2026 02:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese has pushed back against the Trump administration's "censorship" criticism of Australia's draft digital duty of care laws, as the US president rejects a push from Australia and other countries to impose AI safeguards.
  
  Read more

• Live: PM responds to criticism of algorithm legislation

  22-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese responds to criticisms of Australia's plan to allow people to opt out of the social media algorithm. Follow live. 
  
  Read more

• Live: Liberals dismiss One Nation deal as 'figment' of Joyce's imagination

  22-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Barnaby Joyce says talks between One Nation and the Liberals have occurred but Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson dismisses it as a "figment" of Joyce's imagination. Follow live. 
  
  Read more

• Live: Albanese calls for leaders to come together to tackle risks of AI

  22-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  No country can manage the risks of artificial intelligence "alone", Anthony Albanese has told world leaders in a call for international cooperation to regulate the technology. Follow live. 
  
  Read more

• Liberals dismiss One Nation deal as 'figment' of Joyce's imagination — as it happened

  22-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Barnaby Joyce says talks between One Nation and the Liberals have occurred but Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson dismisses it as a "figment" of Joyce's imagination. 
  
  Read more

• Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use overreach

  22-09-2026 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Crime rates are falling in Moree, but the jury is still out on whether a police drone trial has been a factor. 
  
  Read more

• Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach

  22-09-2026 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Crime rates are falling in Moree, but the jury is still out on whether a police drone trial has been a factor. 
  
  Read more

• One Nation got a ‘sexy’ new plane this year. What happened to the old one?

  22-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The $100,000 Jabiru light aircraft was a gift from a wealthy property developer. Now it’s dropped off the radar.
  
  Read more

• Do you know how your money is being spent? You might want to pay attention

  22-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The rise of populism on the left and right is being assisted by ignorance. It can’t continue.
  
  Read more

Follow @Politics_NewsAU on Twitter!