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Illustration for the story: Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Report Used ChatGPT for Editing, Authors Admit
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Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Report Used ChatGPT for Editing, Authors Admit

A $3.48 million government-funded study into age-checking technology contains citations to academic articles that do not appear to exist. The authors say AI did not invent them.

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Deepfake scams using Australia's PM have cost victims $7.4 million, ASIC warns

Australia's corporate regulator says fake AI-generated videos of Anthony Albanese are the most common tool scammers use to push phoney investment schemes.

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AI-Powered Crypto Scam Drained a Queensland Man's Savings After a Fake App Made Him Think He Was Getting Rich

A fake trading app, a dashboard full of invented profits, and AI doing the admin work behind the scenes. How a new breed of investment scam operates, and what to watch for.

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When an AI bot causes harm, who pays? Australian legal experts point to the humans who deployed it

Australia's first reported automated hacking incident has left lawyers wrestling with a gap in the law: if an AI agent goes wrong, the operator carries the bill, and possibly the developer too.

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South Australia is launching a royal commission into AI, and it wants the tech giants in the room

Premier Peter Malinauskas is spending $3 million to figure out how artificial intelligence should be regulated before the technology outpaces the rules meant to govern it.

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NSW Deputy Premier Wants to Ban Unsupervised AI-Assisted Homework Amid HSC Integrity Fears

Half of every NSW student's final school result comes from take-home work. Officials now worry AI is quietly doing that work for them.

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Australia's Government Is Writing the Rules for AI Data Centres. Can It Actually Work?

A senior minister is talking about copyright scraping, public distrust and national standards for data centres. What the policy push means for ordinary Australians.

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Australia's fuel excise cut has ended. Here is what that means at the pump.

The temporary fuel tax relief introduced after the Iran conflict expired at midnight Monday. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is urging the fuel price regulator to watch service stations closely for unjustified price rises.

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Rare books shredded to feed AI: Australian sellers sound the alarm

Secondhand and rare book dealers in Australia say old books are being bulk-bought, scanned for AI training data, then destroyed. For the people who trade in physical books, that process feels like cultural vandalism.

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A mega data centre planned for outer Melbourne would be almost six times the size of Chadstone shopping centre

More than 3,600 residents have signed a petition asking for a careful look at a proposed AI data centre in suburban Melbourne. The project has become a flashpoint in a national argument about whether Australia is building too many of these facilities, too fast.

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OpenAI and Anthropic Are Cheering Australia's AI Rules. Here's the Real Reason Why.

Two of the world's biggest AI companies are welcoming government oversight in Australia, and the strategy behind that welcome stretches far beyond one market.

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Pope Leo XIV's speeches pass AI detection test, weeks after he called AI humanity's biggest threat

An Australian company has officially certified a collection of the Pope's writings as genuinely human-authored. The timing is hard to miss.

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Nine Entertainment Cuts 30 Newsroom Jobs, Blaming AI Disruption

Australia's largest media company is shrinking its mastheads at the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, citing structural shifts driven by artificial intelligence.

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Australia Plans Strict Rules on How Government AI Can Make Decisions About You

The Albanese government is writing new national rules to limit how artificial intelligence can be used when agencies make decisions that affect ordinary Australians.

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Victoria wants to force social media platforms to unmask anonymous accounts accused of abuse

A proposed Australian law would let a tribunal order platforms to reveal who is hiding behind anonymous profiles used for online vilification, with children's safety cited as the main reason.

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