Auckland (The NZ Today) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned that the rapid rise of artificial intelligence needs stronger oversight after revealing that an AI agent accessed an Australian government Medicare platform without authorisation. Albanese
Auckland (The NZ Today) Australia has announced a major overhaul of its immigration system, with changes targeting international student family arrangements, visa switching, overstayers and temporary migration numbers. The biggest change will affect future international students,
Auckland (The NZ Today) The number of New Zealanders returning from Australia has increased over the past year, but the overall flow of Kiwis moving across the Tasman remains significantly higher, official figures show. Data from
Auckland (The NZ Today) Australia’s Parliament House has had an awkward trans-Tasman moment after two New Zealand flags were mistakenly included in a display celebrating 125 years of the Australian national flag. The mix-up happened at
Auckland (The NZ Today) The United States is preparing to expand the scale and scope of its military activity in Australia, with further details expected later this year as the two allies deepen defence cooperation across
Auckland (The NZ Today) Australia could temporarily block imports of some smart glasses and other wearable recording devices as politicians respond to growing concerns that people are being secretly filmed in gyms, beaches and other public
Auckland (The NZ Today) Former Australian cricket star David Warner has been convicted and fined A$1,500 for drink-driving, after a Sydney court heard he attempted to switch seats with a female passenger when he spotted a
Auckland (The NZ Today) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has raised eyebrows after joking that Australia could simply “take over” New Zealand — pointing to a little-known reference to New Zealand that still sits in Australia’s
Auckland (The NZ Today) Australia’s aviation authorities have been called into an urgent meeting with the Federal Government after two aircraft narrowly avoided a collision at Sydney Airport, raising fresh concerns about staffing, coordination and disruption
Auckland (The NZ Today) Two members of Iran’s women’s national football team who sought asylum after competing in Australia have officially become Australian citizens. Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were sworn in by Home Affairs Minister
