While Federal politics often seems ‘top-down’, some issues are pushed onto the national agenda from lower levels.
Michelle Grattan
An automated message from an Apple phone or watch first alerted police to the horrific car crash on Wednesday night that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy, it can be revealed.
Phil Hickey
Alphabet and Meta Platforms have reportedly held discussions with major Hollywood studios about licensing content for use in the tech giants’ artificial intelligence video generation software.
Lucas Shaw
The Prime Minister is demanding his political opponent come clean with his plans to turn Australia nuclear and give Australians answers.
Ellen Ransley
Plans for a lengthy fibre optic cable from Kenya to the west coast of Australia have been unveiled.
Blair Jackson
An Adelaide man has become Australia's biggest ever individual lottery winner after scooping the $150 million Powerball jackpot.
Abe Maddison
Canva executives remain tight-lipped about potential plans to go public, with the WA-founded graphic design company instead spruiking its new products it claims will “redefine” the way people work.
Cheyanne Enciso
In the latest hit to the telco, Optus is being taken to court over a data breach that impacted millions of Australians.
Former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham was responding to “an attack” from MP Alex Greenwich when he sent a homophobic tweet, a court has been told.
Nathan Schmidt
Australia’s media regulator is taking legal action against telecommunications giant Optus over a major cyber attack in September 2022.
The energy regulator has announced lower price caps to reduce bills for many consumers from July 1, but the industry has raised concerns.
Jack Quail
Anthony Albanese has unveiled a $550m plan to boost one Australian industry and reduce our reliance on China.
The backyards where the Coalition plans to build nuclear power plants will be announced “soon”, as Australia’s energy debate ramps up.
Australian banks claiming success with belated efforts to stop internet scammers swindling customers.
Neale Prior
Australians have been alerted to a rise in a new scam that offers fake bonus Centrelink payments in a bid to drive up web traffic and steal vulnerable users’ personal information.
Eleanor Campbell
Counter-drone defence technology company DroneShield has been awarded a repeat contract worth nearly $6 million from a US Government customer.
Despite temperatures plunging, Australian ski resorts have been forced to make their own snow as the season approaches.
Tileah Dobson
Past and present students at Western Sydney University have received an email informing them their personal information had been stolen.
The Coalition’s plans for a nuclear future have been cast into further doubt with a new report revealing how much it would cost Australia in the long run.
A phone and internet provider has been hit with a hefty fine after an investigation found dozens of customer complaints went unresolved for more than two weeks.
Bray Boland
EU ministers have given their final approval to the a major new laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence amid rising concerns about the technology.
Foo Yun Chee and Tassilo Hummel
The peak body for Australian workers says artificial intelligence has already seen job losses and creative worker theft as it urges a Senate committee for clear regulations.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI are among the companies that have committed to the safe development of AI during a global summit on the technology.
Joyce Lee
Next generation AI computers rolling out in the next couple of years are expected to lift some of Australia’s major technology retailers, analysts believe
Adrian Lowe