Meta admits scraping Aussie data to train AI tools
Meta admits scraping Aussie data to train AI tools
Photos and posts Australians have shared on Facebook and Instagram dating back to 2007 are being used to train Meta's generative AI tools.
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Melbourne anti-war protesters tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed
Melbourne anti-war protesters tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed
Loud bangs have rung out across Melbourne's CBD as police pelted hundreds of anti-war protesters with tear gas and pepper spray.
Mum arrested after boys found dead in NSW
Mum arrested after boys found dead in NSW
Two primary school pupils have been found dead in their mother's New South Wales home, discovered by their father in "a tragic scene".
Australia plans social media ban for children
Australia plans social media ban for children
Australian children will be banned from social media under tough new rules that would punish tech companies for flouting the law.
Aussie census to include sexual orientation, gender topics
Aussie census to include sexual orientation, gender topics
Australia will include questions on sexual orientation and gender in its census for the first time, after a backflip by the government.
Global search after coffee attack on baby
Search goes global for man who poured hot coffee on baby
The search for a man who poured scalding coffee on a nine-month-old baby in Brisbane has widened to include international police.
Watch: Raygun's first interview since Olympic backlash
Watch: Raygun's first interview since Olympic backlash
Australian breakdancer Rachel Gunn was pilloried online and in mainstream media after her Olympic outing in Paris.
Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
Australia's govt plans to introduce targeted artificial intelligence rules including human intervention and transparency amid a rapid rollout of AI tools by businesses and in everyday life.
Men convicted of raping woman during Tinder meet-up
Men convicted of raping woman during Tinder meet-up
A jury has found four men guilty of raping a woman one of them met on Tinder.
Pair safe, boat ditched in 'extreme' rescue off NSW coast
Pair safe, boat ditched in 'extreme' rescue off NSW coast
Two people on board a sinking yacht have survived "quite extreme" conditions to be rescued from the stricken vessel off Australia's east coast.
Clean-up begins after wild weather leaves one dead
Clean-up begins across Australia after wild weather leaves one dead
Extreme weather across three Australian states is expected to ease as the clean-up gets under way after strong winds left a woman dead, homes destroyed and towns on flood watch.
Qld childcare rapist pleads guilty to hundreds of charges
Qld childcare rapist pleads guilty to hundreds of charges
The parents of one of dozens of young girls raped by a childcare worker say the system is broken and they can't fathom how he got away with prolific offending over years in a "room full of horrors".
Woman mauled by tiger at Gold Coast's Dreamworld
Woman mauled by tiger at Gold Coast's Dreamworld
An experienced animal handler has been mauled by a tiger at a Gold Coast theme park, prompting an investigation by workplace safety inspectors.
Thousands without power after storms slam Tasmania
Thousands without power after storms slam Tasmania
Tens of thousands of people in Tasmania were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.
Teen's custody death in WA triggers call for justice overhaul
Teen's custody death in WA triggers call for justice overhaul
Australia's human rights commission is seeking an urgent meeting with the West Australian premier after another Indigenous teenager died in custody.
Businesses to unleash unsupervised AI within 3 years
Businesses to unleash unsupervised AI within 3 years
Most Australian business leaders expect to use generative AI tools without human oversight within three years, research has found.
'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan
'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan
Anthony Albanese has denied a senior US official's claim that Kevin Rudd convinced the Americans to call off plans for their own regional force in the Pacific.
'Sick freak': Hunt for man after baby badly burnt in park
'Sick freak': Hunt for man after baby badly burnt in park
Police have released new images as they try to identify a man after a baby boy was badly burnt when a stranger allegedly poured hot coffee on him in a park.
Pacific Islands back Aussie-funded regional policing plan
Pacific Islands back Aussie-funded regional policing plan
Leaders of several Pacific Islands have endorsed an Australian-funded plan to improve police training and create a mobile regional policing unit as Canberra tries to block China from expanding its security role.
Australia to limit foreign student enrolments
Australia to limit foreign student enrolments
Australia is limiting the enrolment number of international students at 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has contributed to a spike in home rental prices.