Americans shocked after figuring out how much fuel costs in Australia
Australia is dealing with “the biggest spike in petrol and diesel prices in history”, but it seems one…
Albanese government walks AI tightrope between risk and opportunity
With a war in the Middle East wreaking havoc on the economy any other goings on in Canberra…
NSW Premier Chris Minns reveals more than 100 service stations are out of diesel
More than 100 service stations across NSW have run out of diesel due to a fuel crisis amid…
AI body suddenly scrapped after 15 months spent finding experts
It took 15 months to narrow a field of 270 artificial intelligence experts to 12 nominees for an…
Shadow industry minister Alex Hawke slams Labor’s ‘inflationary spending’ as gov willing to accept losses on Net Zero Fund
Labor’s major reform to its $5 billion Net Zero Fund has been labelled “reckless (and) inflationary spending” as…
$15b National Reconstruction Fund allowed to back ‘losers’ in push to cut emissions
A $15 billion fund will be allowed to back green projects that could end up making a loss…
Government deal to ensure Tomago Aluminium smelter remains open beyond 2028
The federal government will step in to ensure Australia’s largest aluminium smelter remains open. Tomago Aluminium in the…
Government’s AI national plan, unpacked
The government has unveiled its National AI Plan, laying out a roadmap to scale up Australia’s AI infrastructure…
Artificial intelligence to be managed through existing laws under National AI Plan
The federal government has accepted business demands to pause “mandatory guardrails” over AI, in the first national plan…
Tech companies advised to label and ‘watermark’ AI-generated content
Artificial intelligence developers have been told they should “watermark” content so that people can clearly tell it is…
bailouts loom for more smelters
Taxpayers could be tapped to bail out more smelters and refineries after a mining giant received a $600…
Nyrstar secures $135m bailout from federal, South Australia, Tasmania govts as it struggles with Chinese market distortion
An embattled metals producer will receive a $135m bailout from the federal, South Australian and Tasmanian governments as…