Australia urges slowdown of AI race in global statement
Australia has joined more than 20 other countries in urging for greater protections against artificial intelligence as the technology rapidly expands.
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Deaths will outnumber births in Australia by 2066, leaving fewer young workers to sustain an ageing population as women face choosing between career and family.
Prosecutors have withdrawn an indecent assault charge involving a 17-year-old boy midway through veteran broadcaster Alan Jones's trial.
Extreme online content means the government is running out of chances to reform the Australian Defence Force's culture, an inquiry has been told.
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‘Barbaric’: police condemn spate of alleged DV murders
A mother accused of killing her five-year-old child is recovering from self-inflicted wounds as shocked leaders address a series of alleged murders.
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Mobility scooter rider dies after Bruce crash
A 95-year-old man has died a week after his mobility scooter collided with a van in Bruce.
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Driver flees into stormwater drain after pursuit
An 18-year-old man was found hiding in a stormwater drain after allegedly driving dangerously and fleeing police on Sunday night.
Young workers will shoulder a larger burden to pay for Australia's ageing population, but technology shifts present endless opportunities, the treasurer says.
Federal government frontbenchers have arced up as their party slips to a record-low primary vote share of 27 per cent in the latest Newspoll.
Anthony Albanese has stressed Australians would see tangible outcomes, such as help with easing inflation, by having a spot on the UN's Security Council.
A plan to automatically cut the fuel excise when oil hits a certain price has been dismissed by the government, which also ruled out a cut to the tax on fuel.
ACT Greens Municipal Services spokesperson Andrew Braddock is calling for community ideas on expanding Canberra's libraries beyond traditional book lending and opening hours.
Canberrans can now use the Sustainable Household Scheme to buy e-cargo bikes, following years of lobbying by the ACT Greens to have them included in the low-interest loan program.
Rewards of up to $500,000 are being offered for information that leads to successful prosecutions in five unsolved Canberra homicide and missing persons cases dating back more than 50 years.
A 43-year-old man, who was already on bail, has been charged with multiple family violence offences after a welfare check at a Higgins home.
A man suffered significant facial injuries after allegedly being assaulted by two strangers at a licensed venue in Braddon.
Music legend John Farnham's health has deteriorated, ruling him out of attending a tribute concert in his honour.
Three women have died in NSW in less than 12 hours apart in what police are treating as a series of domestic violence attacks.
The fuel excise could be halved whenever global oil prices exceed $US100 a barrel under a coalition policy aimed at reducing cost-of-living pressures.
