'Godfather of AI' backs Anthropic chief's call to slow down development
ABC News Australiaby Oscar Coleman·29d ago
In short: An emeritus professor dubbed the "godfather of AI" has told the ABC there is a "significant risk" artificial intelligence could escape human control, backing growing calls for a slowdown.
Breaking: Hundreds of jobs to go at Whyalla steelworks
ABC News Australia·29d ago
Hundreds of workers in Whyalla will lose their jobs as a result of a decision to permanently shut down the blast furnace at the South Australian town's steelworks.
Former Queensland top cop Steve Gollschewski farewelled
ABC News Australia·29d ago
Queensland's former police commissioner has been remembered for an extraordinary career that "pales in comparison" to how much he loved his family.
'Sydney Sweeney, do better': Aussie Olympians pillory sport betting ad
ABC News Australiaby Jon Healy·29d ago
In short: Australian Olympians are among a slew of female athletes criticising a hyper-sexualised ad for a sports betting company featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.
Mary Gaudron, Australia's first female High Court judge, dies aged 83
ABC News Australia·29d ago
In short: Australia's first female High Court judge Mary Gaudron has died aged 83. As a High Court justice for 16 years, she contributed to decisions that shaped Australian law, including the...
One Nation migration plan to cut students and migrant worker families
ABC News Australiaby Holly Tregenza·13 Sept 2026
In short: One Nation has unveiled its plan to slash immigration by 750,000 places over three years.
Campaign brings voices of South Hedland children to parliament
ABC News Australiaby Kimberley Putland and Amy Rossbach·13 Sept 2026
In short: The End Child Poverty campaign is taking the voices of children from South Hedland to federal parliament.
Working holiday visa pause leaves farms short as harvest season looms
ABC News Australiaby Emily Middleton·13 Sept 2026
In short: The federal government has paused working visa applications from 24 countries, and a new priority system has delayed approvals.
Australia's 'incognito' nuclear reactor marks 20 years of innovation
ABC News Australiaby Justin Huntsdale·13 Sept 2026
In short: Australia's only nuclear reactor, OPAL, is marking 20 years in operation at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation on the outskirts of Sydney.
Alexander Zverev wins US Open without realising it
ABC News Australia·13 Sept 2026
Alexander Zverev has won his second grand slam title of 2026, beating American Ben Shelton in four sets to claim the US Open in New York.
Australia's most expensive bull could earn $1m from semen sales
ABC News Australiaby Amelia Bernasconi·13 Sept 2026
In short: The NSW bull that sold for a record-breaking price earlier this month is tipped to rake in more than $1 million in semen sales.
Citizen scientist drone pilots to monitor coastal erosion
ABC News Australiaby Josh Brine and Becc Bird·13 Sept 2026
In short: The District Council of Robe has called for interested locals to fly drones to help measure erosion.
Hull bounces back for surprise second, 'perfect race' not enough for Myers
ABC News Australia·13 Sept 2026
In short: Cameron Myers and Jessica Hull have finished second in the 1,500m and 5,000m, respectively, as the inaugural Ultimate Championship athletics meet wrapped up in Budapest.
Disabled residents left shaken after police drug raid on NDIS home
ABC News Australiaby Pip Waller·13 Sept 2026
In short: WA Police have defended a raid of a home for people with disabilities in Belmont, saying it was part of a drug search warrant.
Live: One Nation reveals plan to cut migration by 750k over three years
ABC News Australiaby Courtney Gould·13 Sept 2026
live Federal politics live: One Nation reveals plan to cut migration by 750k over three years One Nation will today unveil plans to cut Australia's temporary migration program by targeting...
Decline in dugong population prompts calls for action in Gulf of Carpentaria
ABC News Australiaby Jane Bardon·13 Sept 2026
In short: The commercial fishing industry has rejected calls for further bans on gillnets after research found there has been a 50 per cent decline in dugong numbers in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Live: Wall Street rises despite hot inflation likely to trigger a Fed rate hike this week
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Letts·13 Sept 2026
live Markets live updates: Wall Street rises despite hot inflation likely to trigger a Fed rate hike this week, The odds of the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates this week jumped to an...
Home for sale with 5-metre clothes peg in front paddock
ABC News Australiaby Lani Oataway·13 Sept 2026
In the country where the Hills Hoist clothesline was invented, it is perhaps appropriate that there is a Big Peg.
Opetaia's KO fuels duel between 'two baddest dudes'
ABC News Australia·13 Sept 2026
In short: Jai Opetaia has defeated Noel Mikaelian in their cruiserweight boxing bout in Las Vegas. American star David Benavidez was in attendance for the fight and agreed to fight Opetaia in 2027.
Hyper-scale data centre could draw quarter of Queensland's power usage
ABC News Australiaby Grace Nakamura and Brandon Long·13 Sept 2026
In short: A proposed data centre at a feedlot in Queensland would have a total peak capacity of 2.16 gigawatts, equivalent to 1.5 million average Australian households.
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