Albanese said the AI agent had accessed public and non-public files in the statistics reporting service portal for Australia’s universal health insurance scheme, Medicare, in June. OpenAI, however, only notified the government of the breach 84 days later—through an email sent to the public mailbox.

Tariffs and regulation of tech giants are already causing friction. But one of his biggest tasks may be convincing Australians the US alliance still matters.

Rising oil prices helped push E.V. sales ahead of gas cars for the first time, even in a country that loves long road trips. By Laura Chung Reporting from Sydney, Australia Australian sales of electric vehicles overtook gas-powered cars for the first time ...

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Sept 24 (Reuters) - For decades, whenever house prices in Australia fell, the central bank rode to the rescue with rate cuts to shore up economic demand and keep households spending.

The reasons for this are, as with Australia’s mineral riches, mostly the result of good fortune. But its government wants to make sure that this boom lasts. This month senior Australian officials stopped off in San Francisco to woo American AI labs.

- **Participation rate increase**: Australia's participation rate moved higher, reflecting more people entering or re‑entering the workforce. - **Labour market tension**: Growing labour supply alongside slower full-time hiring has lifted unemployment and ...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has criticised Australia's proposed social media algorithm reforms, which would give users the option to choose the content on their feeds,

Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday that F-35 fighter jet parts had been mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong, following reports US lawmakers were investigating the mishap amid concerns about the possibility of China getting access to sensitive US military technology.