#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says. A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes
#Business #Tech #cls__sex_gdb_Male #director #France #Elon Musk #Australian continent × #Australia #Europe #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Not delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia explored as option in US congressional report. Report offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian bases
#Politics #AUKUS #USA #Australian continent × #Australia #North America #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 ADF veterans warn selloff of 60 historic defence properties will take a decade and cost billions. RSL, federal opposition and local MPs cast doubt on the plan, which Labor says will result in about $3bn for defence
#Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 More than 80% of flying fox colony wiped out as January heatwaves kill thousands of bats. Only 180 bats survived intense heat in South Australian town, including 34 babies that carers say face months of recovery
#Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Jacob Hersant becomes first Australian jailed for doing Nazi salute after losing appeal. Judge says neo-Nazi’s offending outside Melbourne court was ‘contemptuous’ and Hersant ‘relished’ the opportunity to do it
#Politics #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Sussan Ley may fast-track permanent Liberal-only frontbench as Coalition reunion hopes fade. Opposition leader may announce promotion of six MPs to shadow cabinet early amid deadlock in talks to reunite with Nationals
#Politics #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Indian government urges Australia to ‘hold the culprits accountable’ over theft of Gandhi statue in Melbourne. Spokesperson for India’s ministry of external affairs calls for ‘immediate action to recover the missing statue’
#Australian continent × #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #India
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Parents of Piper James visit K’gari to farewell daughter and ‘walk where she last walked’ as dingo cull continues. Grieving family of the backpacker will attend a smoking ceremony conducted by the island’s traditional owners
#Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Doctor previously banned from complex surgery in NSW given senior clinical safety role with Queensland Health. A spokesperson says Dr Michael Byrom no longer has any conditions placed on his practising and cited a ‘rigorous recruitment process’
#Health #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 NSW Labor backbenchers to protest Israel president Isaac Herzog’s visit in defiance of premier. Cameron Murphy, one of three MLCs to rally next week, says ‘we should not be welcoming to Australia the head of a state engaged in an ongoing genocide’
#Politics #Australian continent × #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #Israel #Isaac Herzog
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Mother says asking 13-year-old son to swim four hours to save family ‘one of the hardest decisions’ ever made. ‘What have I done?’ thought Joanne Appelbee as she waited for rescue with her two other children in rough seas off Western Australia
#Sport #swimming #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 How will Labor’s Thriving Kids work and who is still eligible for the NDIS?. New services will move children under nine with mild developmental delays and autism off the NDIS. Here’s what you need to know
#Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Albanese government to sell off $3bn worth of historic defence sites amid push to free up space for new homes. Richard Marles has decided to sell more than 60 properties, including Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
#Seychelles #Africa #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 One Nation says it will ‘contest every seat’ in South Australia – but will voters tick the box when it matters?. March state election will test the growing vote for Pauline Hanson’s party, with newest recruit Cory Bernardi among the former Liberals in play
#Politics #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Spain to ban social media for under-16s, prime minister says – Europe live. Pedro Sánchez will seek ban following Australia’s social media ban and French lawmakers voting for the same move for under-15s
#Politics #France #Russia #Ukraine #Spain #USA #Australian continent × #Australia #Europe #North America #Insular Oceania #Pedro Sánchez
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Campaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby. Australians for Prosperity received most of its funding last financial year from Coal Australia, according to disclosures made to the Australian Electoral Commission
#Politics #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania #Australia Group
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 ‘We never would have bought’: Australian mortgage holders feel the pain as interest rates rise again. The RBA’s widely anticipated decision marks the end of the shortest rate-cutting cycle in the reserve’s modern history, hitting mortgagees hard
#Business #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Australian influencer’s illegal crypto gambling ads permitted by Meta despite Acma warning of $2.4m fine. Online streamer Dinah promoted Rainbet to her 820,000 followers, despite the regulator warning ‘significant penalties’ were at stake
#Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 New ‘hate speech’ rules for NSW schools could stifle classroom discussions about Gaza, teachers warn. Premier says code of conduct is ‘not an attack on freedom of speech … or concern about Palestinians and innocent civilians in Gaza’
#Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Palestine Action Group plans march against Isaac Herzog’s visit despite protest restrictions. Calls for NSW police to ‘exercise their discretion’ and facilitate a peaceful rally in Sydney on 9 February while Israeli president visits Australia
#Politics #Palestine #Australian continent × #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #Australia Group #Israel #Isaac Herzog
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 A hot economy? RBA’s rate hike justification is hard to swallow for Australians struggling with cost-of-living crisis. Economists and the central bank might see a roaring economy but workers and mortgage holders still feel like they’re doing it tough
#Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Teen swims four hours through rough seas to save mother and siblings off Western Australia. The 13-year-old attempted to kayak back to shore to get help, but the vessel took on water, forcing him to swim 4km
#Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Nationals who defied shadow cabinet would sit on backbench for six months under Coalition peace deal. David Littleproud says party will ‘take our time’ to consider Sussan Ley’s offer
#Politics #Australian continent × #Australia #Insular Oceania
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