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ACT advances legal reforms to boost protections and transparency

The ACT Government has progressed a series of legislative reforms aimed at strengthening community protections, improving transparency and modernising the Territory's legal framework. A package of reforms addresses emerging harms, streamlines justice processes, reduces unnecessary regulation and expands public access to information.

ACT Public School Enrolments Open for 2027

Families across the ACT will be able to begin enrolling students for the 2027 school year from Monday 4 May, with applications opening for children entering preschool through to year 12 at a new school. The ACT Government has confirmed that every child from kindergarten to year 12 remains guaranteed a place at their local public school within their Priority Enrolment Area (PEA).

Tough crackdown on illegal tobacco and vaping products in Canberra

The ACT Government has joined forces with the Australian Border Force and several partner agencies to carry out a major enforcement operation targeting the illicit tobacco trade across Canberra. Inspections were conducted at six retail outlets throughout the ACT as part of ongoing efforts to protect public health.

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Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing

Anthropic said its artificial intelligence models hacked into three other organizations during testing, just days after ChatGPT maker OpenAI raised concerns over AI controls after it disclosed its rogue models hacked another company.

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Japan's Sony sees profit grow on demand for games, but quake damage unclear

TOKYO (AP) – Sony Group Corp. reported a 32% profit growth in the fiscal first quarter Friday while warning of a negative impact from the earthquake that hit southwestern Kumamoto earlier this week.

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China's factory activity unexpectedly slips into contraction in July

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s factory activity unexpectedly slowed in July, the first such contraction in five months, weighing on the pace of broader growth for the world’s second-largest economy. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index, or PMI, fell to 49.2 from 50.3 in June, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

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The Trump Report: Latest Updates

Hamas said Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza – but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all. Israel has not commented on the deal, which President Donald Trump announced hours earlier. It comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the fighting between Israel and the group was signed.

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Senior FIFA executive says staff were deceived over World Cup sell-off plan

GENEVA (AP) – FIFA’s chief operating officer said its staff were deceived by their president Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan, and suggested on Friday the project must not go ahead.

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Trump hails 'unique' Cabinet meeting at Camp David and seizes on Spain's crisis

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) – President Donald Trump took Friday’s Cabinet meeting on the road to the Camp David retreat in Maryland, using the historic rustic backdrop to boast of his administration’s achievements while seizing on a migrant crisis in Spain to make his case for why voters should choose Republicans in the midterm elections.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media.

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