Australia news live: Hume sceptical legal action should follow OpenAI breach; flight cancellation heartbreak for AFL fans 27. September 2026 (03:00) Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland records five-year high number of deaths in child protection systemQueensland has recorded a five-year high of 92 deaths of children in the child protection system, according to new data.The real alarm bell that was set off this week is the fact that the only reason we knew about this breach of the Medicare archive or data system is because OpenAI told us there was a breach.If they hadn’t told us that there was a breach, would we have known about it at all? That demonstrates that our cyber defences, particularly for Services Australia, were woefully inadequate. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates 27. September 2026 (02:46) Exclusive: Many applicants left feeling ‘used, lied to, misled and gaslit’, complaint letter seen by Guardian Australia saysListen to the Guardian podcast The Populist hereGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation could collect as much as $633,000 from people who have put their hand up to run in the Victorian state election, with potential candidates questioning whether the party is staging a “cash grab”.Guardian Australia has spoken to multiple former councillors, mayors and deputy mayors who expressed an interest in running for the party. They claim they went through what one called a “pay-to-play” application process, after which they were rejected.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...(The Guardian)
