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The OECD secretary-general has warned Australia must lift productivity and overhaul economic settings rather than rely on rebates and handouts, while signalling that growing public frustration is creating an opening for political populism. 

The Australian Signals Directorate has introduced ASD Essentials, a broader cybersecurity framework that extends its guidance across enterprise IT, cloud services and operational technology, alongside dedicated advice on artificial intelligence and executive oversight.

The mid-tier firm has welcomed a new national leader of its consulting practice, succeeding Alex Bell, who spent five years in the role.

OpenAI on Monday apologized to the Australian government for not immediately notifying the country’s administration that its agents had breached some public services websites. The company also detailed how some of those breaches happened, and outlined additional measures it is taking to assess the impact of the events.

Australia made a dramatic revelation on Wednesday during the United Nations General Assembly.

A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, the country’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, admonishing the ChatGPT creator over an “obviously unacceptable” breach.

The Victoria and Tasmania operation of Moore Australia has welcomed a new director to its corporate and international tax team.

The mid-tier firm has appointed its audit and assurance partner of nearly 20 years as its national head of not-for-profit.

Anthropic has expanded its AI for Science programme in Australia with AUD $10 million in new partnerships, taking its total science investment in the country this year to AUD $13 million.

The firm has welcomed a former big four director to its international trade and customs team in Sydney.