World News by Wild Rose

Call to face Senate inquiry follows security breach of Australia's Medicare portal by rogue OpenAI bot in June.

At least 10 senior bankers at ANZ Group are leaving the firm by October, according to people familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News, as the Australian lender overhauls the business under its new boss.

News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

Australia and US investigate F-35 parts mistakenly sent to Hong Kong amid concerns over sensitive military technology.

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 24: The Spanish press express outrage after the forced eviction of an elderly woman from her Madrid residence. Unrest in the Tigray region sparks fears of a new war between rebels and Ethiopia's central government. Australian authorities reveal that the national health insurance system Medicare was hacked by an AI agent. Finally, we look at Britain's rudest-sounding street names!

Chile and Australia agreed on 22 September 2026 to start work on a Chile-Australia strategic partnership covering mining and the Humboldt cable. The post Chile-Australia Strategic Partnership Takes First Step in New York appeared first on The Rio Times.

Australia’s securities regulator has temporarily banned three private credit products offered by Melbourne Securities as part of attempts to address risks in private markets.

Support for Australia’s center-left government fell to a new low as approval for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese weakened, according to a new poll.

A former Australian official’s use of a hypothetical “aggressive Indonesia” to make the case for Aukus at a public inquiry has been called “clumsy diplomacy” by analysts, who say the comments risk reviving old suspicions as Jakarta and Canberra try to strengthen security ties. Michael Pezzullo, a former deputy secretary of strategy in Australia’s defence department, made the remarks in testimony on September 2 to the Aukus Public Inquiry, an independent, crowdfunded review of the trilateral...

Briton Johnny Gibbs has been in Australia for six months, surfing and working part-time – like countless other young people drawn to the country’s pristine beaches and laid-back way of life. He is one of thousands that venture Down Under on so-called “working holiday visas” – a chance to work, and play, in Australia for as long as three years. But the future for some backpackers is now in doubt, following the government’s announcement of plans to cut the number of visas issued – and detain...

More than 77,000 visa overstayers face detention or departure as Australia cracks down on immigration violations.

Investment portals in Australia are removing or closely monitoring access to private credit funds that own stakes in collapsed Sydney property developer Bathla Group, amid heightened regulatory scrutiny on unlisted markets.

Elham Credit Partners has hired former BlackRock Inc. executive Stephen Allan to seek private credit opportunities in Australia, according to people familiar with the matter.

Australia is set to introduce sweeping changes to its immigration policy by barring international students from bringing dependants, in a bid to ease housing pressures and fend off a growing political challenge from the far-right. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will announce the measures at the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday, outlining plans to trim net overseas migration from 300,000 to 225,000 by 2028. The issuance of temporary residence permits would also be reduced to curb...

Liquefied natural gas prices — which have surged since the start of the US-Iran war — are unlikely to drop in the short term, according to Chevron Corp.’s Australia president.

Australia, which became the first country to ban social media for minors, is planning to crack down on Big Tech further. The government introduced new legislation to force social media firms to allow users to opt out of algorithms. The proposed laws also aim to strengthen online child protection. Opposition lawmakers say such measures would amount to government censorship.  

Australia’s prudential regulator has asked banks and pensions about their exposure to private credit funding, the latest sign that authorities want more information to identify risks in the country’s debt market in the wake of collapsed property developer Bathla Group.

Dissent voiced in an ongoing inquiry into Australia’s most ambitious nuclear submarine pact has laid bare growing uncertainty over US commitment, amid questions about the clarity of Canberra’s explanation of the Aukus deal to citizens. Under the trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK and the United States, Canberra will get eight nuclear-powered submarines at an estimated cost of up to A$368 billion (US$266 billion). Three used Virginia-class nuclear submarines will initially be...

A grass-roots group associated with Australia’s ruling Labor Party has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government to break from “the American war machine” and pursue an independent defence policy for the future. Traditional security allies Canberra and Washington have deepened their military ties in recent years, including through troop deployments and the trilateral Aukus pact, which also involves the United Kingdom. ⁠Some American defence personnel are also stationed at a naval...

Australia is in the process of finalising a treaty with another Pacific island nation, with the national broadcaster reporting that Canberra has struck an “in-principle” agreement with the Solomon Islands. The two nations will work to sign the deal in the coming weeks, Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported, citing unidentified government officials. The news comes after Solomons Prime Minister Matthew Wale saw off a challenge to his leadership from within his cabinet, with the rival...

Sydney property developer Bathla Group’s collapse has left thousands of Australian homebuyers — who have paid deposits and are waiting for their off-the-plan homes to be built — in limbo.

Australians could be given the option of opting out of powerful social media algorithms under new legislation cracking down on big tech, a minister said on Monday. The draft law requiring a “digital duty of care” is expected to be introduced to Australia’s parliament this week. It would require firms like Meta Platforms to give users the option of turning off algorithms that tailor recommendations to their personal taste. “A lot of Australians appreciate the algorithm, both for the enjoyment...

Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.

Social media platforms face scrutiny over addictive algorithms; new law aims to give Australians greater feed control.

The Australian icon was killed in 2006, after a stingray's barb pierced his chest during filming.

Australia’s bonds, caught up in the global fixed-income selloff, have seen their yields rise more than any of their peers in the past month, despite arguments that the country’s finances are in much better shape.

Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.

Online sellers could be overlooking a key distinction that affects their tax obligations.

How did bird flu jump from birds to mammals? Australia's first confirmed case offers clues.