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An expert reviews the government’s 7-year plan to boost Australia’s cyber security. Here are the key takeaways
Australia could become one of the world’s strongest cyber nations – but the success of the new strategy will come down to the details.
What was the true nature of the 'Matildas effect'? New research shows it was profound, but uneven
Australians delighted in the Women’s World Cup and saw huge benefits for the host cities – but for Perth and Adelaide, there was a feeling of being on the sidelines.
Forgiveness or punishment? The government's proposed 'safe harbour' laws send mixed messages on cyber security
The Australian government has promised to crack down on companies that aren’t prepared to defend themselves against cyber crime, but their proposed new laws may offer those same businesses a reprieve.
JFK's death 60 years on: what Australian condolence letters reveal about us
Hundreds of Australians wrote to Jackie Kennedy after her husband was killed. The letters paint a revealing portrait of who we were and who we wanted to be.
Move over, agony aunt: study finds ChatGPT gives better advice than professional columnists
We tested how ChatGPT stacks up against professional advice columnists – with some intriguing results.
'Your United States was normal': has translation tech really made language learning redundant?
Machine translation can seem alarmingly good – but it’s still no substitute for human language knowledge.
Why the US and its partners cannot afford to go soft on support for Ukraine now
This would send the message the West’s much-vaunted values and respect for rules are little more than rhetoric. It will also legitimise conquest as an option that goes unpunished.
New cyber policy to harden defences against our 'fastest growing threat'
The policy, to be released on Wednesday by O'Neil, who is Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security, is also designed to enable victims to bounce back faster from attacks that can’t be prevented
OpenAI’s board is facing backlash for firing CEO Sam Altman – but it’s good it had the power to
At the heart of Silicon Valley lies a powerful admiration for its ‘genius founders’ – but this comes at the cost of accountability.
Australia's secrecy laws include 875 offences. Reforms are welcome, but don't go far enough for press freedom
Today, the government released a review into Australia’s patchwork of a secrecy law system. The proposed changes are a step in the right direction, but there’s so much more work to do.
Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI's wunderkind ex-CEO – and why does it matter that he got sacked?
It has been an epic backstabbing scene worthy of the HBO drama Succession.
What is a sonar pulse and how can it injure humans under water?
Australian navy divers have suffered minor injuries from a sonar pulse by a Chinese navy vessel. Here’s what that means and how underwater sound can hurt divers.
David McBride is facing jailtime for helping reveal alleged war crimes. Will it end whistleblowing in Australia?
David McBride helped bring about a reckoning with the Australian Defence Force, but came at a legal cost. Will it stop others coming forward?
ABC chief is right: impartiality is paramount when reporting the Israel-Gaza war
Without independent evidence, the ABC is right not to adopt for itself terms such as ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid’, but equally it is right to report others making such allegations.
View from The Hill: Albanese should come clean about what he did or didn't say to Xi Jinping about sonar incident
Many are asking whether Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raised with Chinese President Xi Jinping that Australian sailors have been injured by sonar pulses from a Chinese destroyer.
The rule of law is fundamental to a free society – so why don’t NZ courts always uphold it?
Court decisions based on a judge’s discretion rather than the letter of the law are increasingly common. But this risks undermining some basic liberties.