Parton questions $110m health record contract
The Canberra Liberals have welcomed the expansion of ACT digital health records to more GPs while calling on the government to answer questions over the management of a contract underpinning the system.
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The new Greens leadership is looking to UK counterparts for inspiration as they echo pledges to "replace Labor", which they say has been marching to the right.
New Greens leader David Shoebridge has promised to meet the political moment as Larissa Waters has made her first appearance since stepping down due to illness.
The Albanese government is strengthening its defences against rogue AI activity in the wake of the OpenAI breach of a government website and ahead of the report from a taskforce it established to investigate the incident.
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Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader
Greens leader Senator Larissa Waters has quit the party leadership in a surprise move due to ill health.
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OpenAI called to inquiry as breach concerns rack up
Two of the world's biggest AI names have been called to appear at an Australian data centres inquiry as dozens of bot hacks on government websites are revealed.
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‘Only do it together’: PM’s call to arms to UN leaders
Anthony Albanese has stressed the need for countries to put aside differences to collectively tackle global issues like AI during a national address to the UN.
Dozens of parliamentary reports remain unanswered by government months after they were handed down, while others are brushed with stock responses.
The 2026-27 ACT Budget has passed the Legislative Assembly, with new spending on housing, health and community services alongside cost-of-living measures.
The ACT government will introduce legislation to strengthen hate crime and vilification laws, including expanding bans on Nazi symbols and requiring courts to consider hate motivation when sentencing offenders.
Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood has taken aim at political attacks on public institutions, warning they corrode trust and ultimately weaken productivity, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The ACT Greens will move for a temporary moratorium on new data centres until the government finalises its Data Centre Framework, arguing stronger rules are needed to protect Canberra's water and energy supplies.
Anthony Albanese will continue to press the need for countries to put up guardrails on AI, despite Donald Trump urging acceleration of the technology.
The coalition would ditch almost every part of Labor's energy transition plan under a sweeping overhaul that would favour fossil fuel use.
Claims of 'alliance' talks between senior coalition and One Nation MPs have been dismissed as figments of Barnaby Joyce's imagination.
The US government has labelled upcoming social media reforms in Australia as censorship that would affect American companies unfairly.
A parenthood advocacy leader will call on the federal government to directly fund childcare centres, as the cost of raising kids climbs.
Most Australians want to be able to siphon from their superannuation before retirement to purchase homes as the coalition teeters on the issue.
Canberra Liberals Ed Cocks and Deborah Morris are calling for more police patrols in Molonglo and a delivery plan for a promised police station, saying residents have raised concerns about home invasions, and police response times.
