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In an Instagram video, Cowan MP Anne Aly said she did not ‘usually comment about these sorts of things’.

TECHNOLOGYPremium‘Racist’: Labor MP hits back at stoning slur

A Labor MP has slammed “racist” comments made in parliament, revealing she has been inundated with death threats in a single week.

Nathan Schmidt

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UPDATEDPremium‘Heavily vetted’ AI letter to Albo sparks alarm

The independence of a parliamentary committee probing artificial intelligence has been called into question by an independent member.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Telstra boss Vicki Brady has apologised again for the outage.

BusinessVideoPremium‘Like a politician’: Telstra chair cops shareholder grilling

Telstra’s board is defending its response to July’s nationwide outage as shareholders weighed if a $607,000 cut to chief executive Vicki Brady’s bonus is enough to hold executives to account.

Ryan Johnson

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WeatherPremiumScary scenes as city ripped apart in storms

Thousands remain without power after a band of intense thunderstorms smashed the city, but the chaos isn’t over yet.

Alexandra Feiam

Victorian police have seized more than 900 key cloning devices from car thieves across the state in the past year. Victoria Police

CRIMEPremium‘Significant concerns’ over car theft gadget

A small gadget used to break into people’s cars is becoming more prominent on the streets of one Aussie city.

Jack Nivison

Telstra shareholder Peter Starr has criticised chairman Craig Dunn. Telstra

UPDATEDPremium‘Fish out of water’: Telstra chairman lashed

The chairman of Telstra has been grilled by an angry shareholder over the telco’s chief financial officer being the public face of a major outage earlier this year.

Blair Jackson

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UPDATEDPremiumeSafety powerless to ‘proactively’ stop execution livestream

The online safety watchdog has made a stunning admission as pressure mounts on it to stop younger Australians from streaming a public execution in the US.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Telstra's annual meeting has addressed its outage in July and the impact of increased regulation. (George Chan/AAP PHOTOS)

InternetPremiumTelstra takes aim at nation's growing regulatory burden

Telstra's chairman has cited mandatory mobile roaming as an example of a regulation that discourages investment at a time Australia needs more of it.

Derek Rose

AI tools are regularly not meeting security standards at Australian finance and health organisations. iStock

BUSINESSPremiumReason Aussie businesses ditching AI

A new survey has exposed the reason why one in 10 Australian businesses are abandoning their initial AI rollout plans.

Blair Jackson

People could potentially contract lyssavirus if they are bitten. NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

ANIMALSPremiumMajor alert after dozens bitten by bats

A surge in bat bites across one state’s coastal region has prompted an urgent health warning over a virus deadlier than rabies, with no cure.

Jack Nivison

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POLITICSPremiumPushback on Australia’s internet laws

A plan to protect Australians online faces pushback unless demands on tougher penalties and the right to sue tech giants are met.

Paige Fryer

Forecast precipitable water and mean sea level pressure at 11 pm AEDT on Tuesday, October 13. Weatherzone.

UPDATEDPremiumSydney facing 14C drop as cold front hits

Sydney will swing from extreme fire danger to cool showers within 24 hours - as a total fire ban and a 14C temperature plunge collide.

Jack Nivison and William Elliott

The war in Afghanistan is Australia’s longest overseas war. Supplied

MILITARYPremiumBRS’ big appearance on 25th war anniversary

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith – who is facing war crime murder charges – has attended a War Memorial ceremony marking 25 years of Australia’s Afghanistan involvement.

NewsWire

Consumers have been urged to stop using the product. Supplied.

NEWSPremiumBaby monitor recalled over injury fears

A baby monitor has been urgently recalled over fears a defect could cause the risk of serious injury or even death.

Clareese Packer

Anthropic said an automated testing process was responsible for the false submission to police. (AP PHOTO)

TelecommunicationsPremiumAnthropic AI model submits false tip to police website

An artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police.

Staff Writers

Bran Black, the CEO of the Business Council of Australia.

TechnologyBusinesses argue AI could fix Australia's productivity woes

Australian business leaders have called for ‘ambitious’ AI adoption to fix slumping productivity but say it should be governed by human accountability, with strong safeguards and sovereign capability.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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ENVIRONMENTPremiumAussie region rocked by nine earthquakes

One Aussie region has been rocked by nine earthquakes over nine days – with thousands across three states reporting they felt the ground shake after the latest quake.

Emma Kirk

Telstra rolling out the cabling across regional Australia.

Artificial intelligencePremiumFortescue backs Telstra link to tap Pilbara AI boom

Fortescue wants data centres buying its renewable power and backs a northern fibre link to help bring them in. Telstra is weighing the investment as Canberra draws up rules to protect communities.

Ryan Johnson

A resident in Esperance captured this stunning image of the Aurora Australis from the 11 Mile Beach carpark earlier this year.

To the skies!How to see rare Aurora Australis in WA tonight

A rare phenomenon is set to light up WA’s skies in ethereal shades of violet, teal and electric green on Friday night. Here are some hints and tips for how to see it and how to best capture it on your phone.

Zosia Melanczuk

An FBI official has labelled a China-linked hacking operation as "indiscriminate and reckless." (AP PHOTO)

SecurityPremium'Reckless': FBI seizes tools used by Chinese hackers

The Justice Department and FBI have seized internet domains supporting a major Chinese government contractor's hacking operations.

Safiyah Riddle and Eric Tucker

Millions of Australians are bracing for a stormy start to next week, with thunderstorms forecast to sweep across eastern states before a cold snap sends temperatures plunging.

WeatherPremiumMillions brace for thunderstorms, flooding

Australians are being warned to brace for thunderstorms and dramatic temperature swings as a band of rain moves over the country.

William Elliott

About 15 per cent of sexual victimisation crimes involve artificial intelligence. (George Chan/AAP PHOTOS)

InternetPremiumConcerns AI a shoulder to cry on for sexually exploited

Artificial intelligence is in some cases more likely to hear about online sexual victimisation than teachers or police, new research shows.

Will Nicholas

Firmus Technologies co-founders Tim Rosenfield and Oliver Curtis.

UPDATEDPremiumBillionaire’s $44bn ASX launch canned

Billionaire Oliver Curtis’ AI data centre company Firmus has scrapped plans to launch the biggest Aussie sharemarket float in 30 years.

Emma Kirk and Blair Jackson

Giant tortoises can live more than 100 years but Jonathan's life has gone on much longer. (EPA PHOTO)

TechnologyPremiumOld secrets: tortoise might hold clues to longer life

Scientists who have studied Jonathan the giant tortoise believe the 194-year-old's key to a ripe old age may be having genes that remain young at heart.

Marta Serafinko