The federal government has released an exposure draft of its long-promised digital duty of care. The headline feature is an "off switch". Social media platforms would have to ask users, through prompts that appear from time to time, whether they want to keep a personalised, algorithm-driven feed, or instead see mostly the accounts they have chosen to follow.
There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement. One was intensely local: Sydney urban planning. The other was as wide as the world: the global order and Australia's place in it.
In the two latest new federal polls, Morgan was good for Labor but Essential was bad. There were four federal polls taken last week, largely before the Western Australian Secret Harbour byelection. The total vote for One Nation and the Coalition was 44% in Morgan (down four), 49% in Newspoll (up two), 49% in Essential (up two) and 50% in Redbridge (down three).
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has urged leading artificial intelligence companies to slow the pace at which they develop increasingly capable AI models, warning that rapid advances could outstrip efforts to control and secure the technology.
The Houthis have warned against foreign intervention in Yemen's escalating conflict, while raising the possibility of closing a major regional shipping route as tensions spread across the Middle East. US President Donald Trump said the Iran-aligned Houthi movement had contacted Washington and asked the United States not to intervene in the conflict with Yemen's internationally recognised government.
The United States has warned American companies to exercise extreme caution when considering business dealings with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities, highlighting the potential legal and financial consequences of transactions involving the group.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for greater representation and influence for countries across the Global South, arguing that many nations are affected by international decisions despite having little say in how they are made.
Fresh Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine have killed at least three people and wounded dozens more, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said on September 12 that Russian forces had targeted civilian areas and critical infrastructure in multiple parts of the country, with attacks continuing into the morning.
The Houthis have warned against foreign intervention in Yemen's escalating conflict, while raising the possibility of closing a major regional shipping route as tensions spread across the Middle East. US President Donald Trump said the Iran-aligned Houthi movement had contacted Washington and asked the United States not to intervene in the conflict with Yemen's internationally recognised government.
US Republican Senator Thom Tillis has urged President Donald Trump to remove Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of creating a "leadership void" across the US military as the war with Iran continues. Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, launched a sharp attack on Hegseth in a social media post on Wednesday.























































































































































