Report: AI Is Making Cyber Attacks Faster and Cheaper to Run
ASD logged more than 1,500 incidents in FY2025–26, up 20%, as state actors pre-position in Australian networks for future disruption.
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Flydubai Co-Pilot's Melbourne Years Probed Over Hijack Plot
UAE prosecutors say the flydubai co-pilot’s radicalisation began in Melbourne in 2017. Australian agencies are investigating his RMIT years.
Albanese Defends Duty of Care Bill as US Warns of Censorship
US Embassy in Canberra warns Australia's algorithm rules would "facilitate censorship". Albanese calls it user control, not government control
Australia Drafts Online Duty of Care; Critics Warn of Censorship
Australia's online safety law would fine platforms $109.2m and let a minister decide what's "harmful" online, critics call it stealth censorship.
Labor Escalates Rhetoric Against One Nation, Hanson Responds
Labor leaders called One Nation dangerous, divisive and far-right in Brisbane. Hanson warned this rhetoric is how political violence is incited.
Australian Senate Passes Expanded ASIO Questioning Bill
The Senate passed the ASIO questioning bill 26–15, restoring a three-year sunset and expanding warrants to sabotage and communal violence.
Students Call for Hanson to Be Shot and Killed in Protest Footage
Death threats and abusive chants against Pauline Hanson recorded during student protests across Australian cities organised against One Nation.
ASIO Powers Bill Heads to Senate With Sunset Restored
The Australian Senate debates a bill expanding ASIO's compulsory questioning powers this week, after the government restored a three-year sunset.
Socialist Groups Push Student Walkout Against One Nation
A socialist network is mobilising Australian high school and university students for a nationwide walkout against One Nation on 13 August.
Australian Woman Indicted for Illegal Voting in US Elections
An Australian woman living in Louisiana has been arrested and charged with illegally voting in the 2022 and 2024 US federal elections.
Australia, Fiji Sign Vuvale Union & Ocean of Peace Alliance
Australia and Fiji sign historic Vuvale Union and Ocean of Peace Alliance, deepening ties in security, climate resilience, and mutual defence.
New Study Reveals Erosion of Christian Rights in Australia
First national Christian Freedom Index finds 92% of Christian Australians now see public faith as riskier amid legislative and cultural pressures