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If Australia wants artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver genuine productivity gains, it should ask a question often missing from the technology debate: who is best placed to judge whether these tools make people’s lives better?

Software startups used to get all the money. In 2026, Australian hardware and deep tech are catching up fast.

Australia’s second-hand battery-electric vehicle (BEV) market is starting to hit its straps. From week to week now, the major car sales websites and auction house listings are showing a steady growth in both the variety and number of available BEVs.

Australia’s second-hand battery-electric vehicle (BEV) market is starting to hit its straps. From week to week now, the major car sales websites and auction house listings are showing a steady growth in both the variety and number of available BEVs.

Australia needs to become more self-reliant in defence while building the skills, industrial capacity and partnerships needed to sustain that capability for decades, according to Department of Defence Secretary Meghan Quinn.

In the two months since Australia became the first country to implement a ban on social media for under-16s, the policy has quickly become a test case for marketers worldwide. Its impact on youth reach is already shaping how advertisers in other regions are preparing for similar restrictions.

On September 25, technology experts warned that the OpenAI agent hacking of an Australian website will not be the only dangerous breach of government data, and called for Australia to strengthen its protections against the growing risk, according to areport byThe Guardian.

The supply of new entrants to the accounting profession is contracting. At the same time, demand for tax professionals continues to rise off the back of increasing regulatory complexity, according to a research report.

Australia is investigating an OpenAI agent’s unauthorised access to a government health statistics portal, an incident that has intensified scrutiny of autonomous AI systems and the speed with which technology companies disclose security failures.

An OpenAI agent accessed non-public government files, raising urgent questions for HR leaders about AI data breach response