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Finance minister Katy Gallagher says the public service is building its own artificial intelligence program and spruiks productivity benefitsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government could “explore” using artificial intelligence programs to write sensitive cabinet submissions or business cases, as part of a major initiative to embed AI across the public service, despite concerns about the […]

List of those who were told in advance grows to include police, parliamentary security, lower house speaker and upper house presidentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW premier, Chris Minns, says staff in his office may not have been notified in advance about Saturday’s neo-Nazi rally by parliamentary security “because it was on the weekend”.The premier said […]

Party’s decision on whether or not to retain the climate target will not be put to a formal vote. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRemoving CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist saysRemoving carbon from the atmosphere will be necessary to avoid catastrophic tipping points, one of the world’s leading scientists has warned, as even in the best-case […]

Victoria police charge 61-year-old with seven counts of ‘using a telecom communications device to menace, harass and offend’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer construction union boss John Setka has been arrested and charged by Victoria police after allegedly sending threatening and harassing emails to a union administrator.The 61-year-old was arrested at a home in Footscray about 6.40am […]

Women are banned from entering the ‘sacred’ dohyo, but as the country’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to present a trophy later this monthAnticipation is building among sumo fans in Japan as they wait to discover if the country’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, will defy centuries of tradition and step into the sumo ring to present a trophy later this month.With 11 days of the current 15-day […]