Attack accessing historical data on bushfires occurred in June but not disclosed by the tech company until Thursday * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has disclosed another unauthorised hack on a government department in Australia. In June, an OpenAI agent hacked into a New South Wales state government department and accessed historical non-public data on bushfires without authorisation. Continue reading...

Fiona Katauskas’ heart attack was nothing like the dramatic heart-clutching moments you see in the movies, so when she felt breathless, dizzy and sweaty while exercising at home on a Sunday morning la...

Ballot for new leader expected next week after Waters quits to manage pre-existing kidney disease that has ‘declined significantly’ * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Greens leader Larissa Waters has announced she will step down due to ill health, with a party room meeting scheduled for next week to choose her successor. Waters revealed on Monday night she has been managing a pre-existing kidney disease, but that it had “declined significantly over the course of recent months”. Continue reading...

The future of a proposed rocket-launch facility in South Australia is uncertain. But tensions between space exploration and conservation remain.

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An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

A private jet owned by Gina Rinehart flew Exclusive Brethren members to remote Northern Territory communities to campaign at the last federal election, an inquiry has heard.

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Australian data centre operators have raised a record $35 billion so far this year, according to a new staff note from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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The leaders of the separatist parties will hold rare talks on Monday with the aim of advancing their campaigns to break away from Britain. The meeting comes days after US President Donald Trump said he would back a united Ireland – a scenario British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out.

Claire Jackson finds how instrument manufacturers are using new materials and evolving their production methods, now that materials such as pernambuco are under threat due to deforestation