Businesses will not be able to rely on Aussies clicking one common button to justify how they handle personal data under proposed reforms.
William Elliott
China’s new ambassador has touted deepening economic ties with Australia, while delivering a warning to Canberra that voiced Beijing’s “concerns”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Australia’s largest energy company has sounded the alarm on cyber security just a few months after being hit with a brutal data breach.
Cameron Micallef
Pauline Hanson has pushed back on criticism of a Liberal MP whose comments were described as “racist” and “misogynist”.
Nathan Schmidt
The independence of a parliamentary committee probing artificial intelligence has been called into question by an independent member.
A new survey has exposed the reason why one in 10 Australian businesses are abandoning their initial AI rollout plans.
Blair Jackson
The Justice Department and FBI have seized internet domains supporting a major Chinese government contractor's hacking operations.
Safiyah Riddle and Eric Tucker
Anthony Albanese has turned to the Vatican for moral firepower in the AI regulation debate, hosting the Pope’s adviser at Kirribilli House.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer and Nathan Schmidt
Australian is one of the largest customer bases for the British retailer, which confirmed a major hack after a chilling notification was sent to customers.
Alexandra Feiam
Australia’s first royal commission into AI - which will examine the uses of the technology and its hidden dangers - has hit a key milestone.
David Hannant
Kyle Sandilands has made wild accusations his show is under attack after airing conversations with One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson.
Kate Stephenson
In an ironic twist, hackers have targeted the very government department that is tasked with stopping them.
Dutch police have confirmed that a man arrested earlier this month was detained as part of an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group.
Raphael Satter, Anthony Deutsch and Andrew Goudsward
Parliamentarians are increasingly calling for artificial intelligence firms to be held accountable amid fallout over the Medicare breach.
Richard Marles met OpenAI’s Sam Altman weeks before Australia was even told its government systems had been breached – and still cannot say whether Altman knew.
Thousands of investors have been caught up in a cyber breach after hackers hit a company tied to a major Aussie trading platform.
Andrew Hedgman
Government departments are ridiculously out of step with the private sector when it comes to detecting data breaches, it’s been revealed.
Anthony Albanese is facing questions about the timing of his decision to reveal an “unprecedented” AI hack in Australia.
Australia is planning a “rapid” response to a “serious” hack of Medicare data involving a rogue artificial intelligence agent.
Alexandra Feiam, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer and Nathan Schmidt
Quest Apartment Hotels’ customers have been warned to check their passport and driver’s licence details following a data breach last month.
Emma Kirk
Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump are on a collision course over Australia’s push to curb big tech’s power.
A graduate of a prestigious private school who created deepfake images of a woman has been slammed by his victim at court.
Almost two dozen world leaders are demanding urgent action to keep artificial intelligence under “human control”.
Authorities have issued a warning to MotoGP fans about a scam website falsely claiming to be the official ticket vendor for Adelaide’s debut race.