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Fake IT worker threat spreads outside tech sector in Australia
Healthcare unexpectedly prominent target. Source link
Toll cap cut, new hospitals and schools: Inside NSW budget plans
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has tempered expectations of a return to surplus ahead of Tuesday’s budget. Here’s what has been promised so far. Source link
'More bad news' expected as testing widens after second WA bird flu case
Producers across an enormous stretch of southern WA are facing a tense few days, as authorities investigate more than 50 dead birds found along the state’s southern coast. Source link
"Must act now" to counter AI-borne cyber attacks, 'Five Eyes' says
Cyber risk assumptions can become outdated in months, not years. Source link
Meet the 'King of the North' set to become the UK's new PM
A popular mayor but a virtual unknown on the global stage, Andy Burnham is poised to become Sir Keir Starmer’s successor. Here’s what that could look like. Source link
'They've lost the plot': UK Labour could learn from Rudd-Gillard soap opera
After the era of Rudd-Gillard-Rudd, the ALP said: “never again.” Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation on Monday means we’re about to find out if Britain’s Labour MPs were watching. Source link
Hanson says Ben Roberts-Smith should be welcome at War Memorial event
Federal parliament is set to adjourn early today so politicians can attend the official opening of a hall as part of the controversial $550 million extension of the War Memorial. Source link
Security agencies issue blunt 'act swiftly' warning on AI
The Five Eyes agencies warn leaders must “act swiftly” to address the imminent threat as AI increases the “speed, scale and sophistication of cyber threats”. Source link
The hidden dynamic that could undermine global stocks
As we plough on through the fourth consecutive year of global stock records and huge annual advances, it’s not surprising that many pundits have begun to question just how much longer this boom can continue. Source link
Inspired by volcanoes, this new technology could affect billions of people
Private companies want to reflect the Sun to cool the planet. But scientists fear the geoengineering technology could disrupt monsoon rains, on which a billion people depend. Source link