Australia to take ‘sensible, middle path’ on AI control
Australia will chart a “sensible, middle path” on regulating artificial intelligence, the treasurer says, as concerns grow over its impact on the future of work and the arts. Treasurer Jim…
Shadows of robodebt as welfare unlawfully cancelled
Advocates call for the scrapping of an “unlawful, harsh and unfair” welfare scheme that wrongly cancelled income support payments to almost 1000 jobseekers. Payments were automatically terminated for 964 people…
Asia shares track Wall Street lower, dollar struggling
Asian shares slipped along with Wall Street on Wednesday, after weak US data highlighted the damage tariffs were having on economic activity and earnings, while the dollar struggled with the…
Let’s work together: miners look for price stability
Lithium heavy hitters Liontown and PLS have talked up the potential of working together to solve the price volatility that has smashed miners in recent years. Liontown managing director Tony…
Arbitrary FOI process exposed. What’s the scam?
Two identical Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, one month apart. Two radically different disclosure outcomes. What’s the Scam? The scam lies in how a process intended to support government transparency…
Fast approvals only add to housing construction logjam
Adding new housing projects to Australia’s already swollen pipeline has been likened to turning the “tap on a bath that is already full”, as analysis shows faster approvals are no…
Coral coverage crashes after ‘unheard of’ heat events
Coral cover on parts of the Great Barrier Reef has crashed by as much as a third from record high levels following a global mass bleaching event. The heat-vulnerable tropical…
Flesh-eating parasite rattles Mexican cattle producers
The United States’ suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico hit at the worst possible time for rancher Martín Ibarra Vargas, who after two years of severe drought had hoped…
Australia urged to take key step to stamp out racism
Australia’s race discrimination commissioner rejects the notion of “casual racism”, warning prejudice is having a significant cost on the economy. “It’s much more than skin deep, it can really scar…
Clamps on AI could mire Australia in productivity mud
Australia is urged to hold off imposing guardrails on high-risk artificial intelligence as the technology could offer a solution to the nation’s withered productivity. AI has been touted as a…