Tens of thousands of messages from hundreds of rogue OpenAI agents reveal how the self-described "collective" coordinated the attack on AI infrastructure company Hugging Face.

The prime minister has said Zomi Frankcom’s family “deserved better, and frankly, Australia deserves better”. NSW Police and emergency services are reviewing their communications protocols after the…

Israeli military personnel have been cleared by the IDF of criminal wrongdoing over the deaths of Australian Zomi Frankcom and six other aid workers killed by an attack on a World Central Kitchen…

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Sitting in the National Press Club, albeit at the back near the kitchen, it's clear that no-one really knew how to handle the One Nation leader.

The Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford today announces the launch of Genes, Brains, and Breakthroughs, a new educational campaign designed to raise public awareness and understandin...

Iran and Israel say they’re pausing attacks after further strikes over the weekend. Back home, Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor are both blaming economic discontent for polling that shows voters…

Peter Stone, linked to the Bureau's Coalition-era CEO, is leaving after a rocky, decade-long tenure that includes the shambolic rollout of BoM's new website and lying to court.

Post-budget polling from Newspoll and Resolve can't quite decide on the political consequences of Jim Chalmers' fifth budget. Meanwhile, some Liberals aren't happy with Angus Taylor's stance on…

Jim Chalmers' fifth budget has been labelled everything from politically brave to a 'communist manifesto'. Here's all the political and media reactions to the 2026 federal budget.

Jim Chalmers will deliver the federal budget at 7.30 tonight, with speculation surrounding the government's headline announcement. Meanwhile, the Coalition continues to flirt with the idea of merging…

One Nation claims it is here to stay after winning its first federal lower house seat in Farrer on Saturday. Meanwhile, Jim Chalmers is preparing to announce the federal budget tomorrow (not that…

While acknowledging that households will appreciate the move in the short-term, the nation's economists have warned the government's fuel excise cut will raise inflation. Meanwhile, Albanese has…

The government's decision to ban Iranian temporary visa holders from Australia has been criticised for lacking compassion. Meanwhile, the US and Iran have rejected each other's peace proposals.

In an email seen by Crikey, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher invite content creators to register for the 2026 budget lock-up with a 'short content proposal'.

The prime minister has warned that Australians should expect a long period of economic unrest amid chaotic disruptions in international fuel supplies, and a trade deal with the EU could become a…

Although Peter Malinauskas and Labor romped to victory in SA, Pauline Hanson's party has streaked past the Liberals on the primary vote. Overseas, Iran has accused Donald Trump of 'desperation'…

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have brought the world to the edge of an economic crisis. Sensible risk management dictates that Australia needs to delink itself from the sources of major threats.

US President Donald Trump has failed to settle on a consistent justification for striking Iran, with critics saying he is simply 'throwing spaghetti at the wall'.

Crikey's attempt to circumvent traditional journalism in early 2000 was bold. But time has proved the cosy, safe world of legacy media is over.

​No one wants to be in our shoes, but perhaps those looking to reform the system should give it a go

Anthony Albanese has raised ire by calling Grace Tame, an advocate for survivors of sexual abuse, 'difficult' at the Future Victoria Summit. Meanwhile, the Australian government is offering to evacuat...

Anthony Albanese has raised ire by calling Grace Tame, an advocate for survivors of sexual abuse, 'difficult' at the Future Victoria Summit. Meanwhile, the Australian government is offering to evacuat...

​No one wants to be in our shoes, but perhaps those looking to reform the system should give it a go

The Coalition's primary vote has dropped to 18% in the latest Newspoll following Ley and Littleproud's unconvincing truce, and Israel's prime minister will be greeted with hostility when he lands in A...

The former Liberal prime minister says Sussan Ley should offer 'concessions' to the Nationals if necessary to keep the Coalition together, and The Washington Post has gutted its newsroom, firing nearly a third of its employees.

The Coalition parties remain in stasis with both incumbent leaders clinging to their jobs, and former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has joined One Nation.

Six right-wing Liberal men were yesterday unable to decide who should challenge the party's first female leader. Meanwhile, the federal government is battling it out with the states and territories over hospital funding.

The Albanese government has said almost five million social media accounts believed to have belonged to children under 16 were deactivated within two days of the ban coming into force. Meanwhile the Coalition remains divided over proposed hate speech laws.

In the year since Holly's diagnosis, we have experienced incredible kindness, frustrating delays and awful indifference

In the year since Holly's diagnosis, we have experienced incredible kindness, frustrating delays and awful indifference

The treasurer is warning Australians that the upcoming budget update will need to 'make room for unavoidable pressures', and the PM is resisting calls to change MPs' travel rules — or sack Anika Wells.

After months of endless discussion, Australia's world-first teen social media ban begins today. But will it succeed in keeping under-16s off the apps?

No politician is safe as the media's focus on parliamentary expenses entitlements intensifies, and the RBA will not cut rates in its final decision of the year.