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One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts has been slammed over election material which appeared to be created with artificial intelligence. Picture: X/@MRobertsQLD.

Senator slammed over ‘AI nightmare’ ad

An Australian senator has been slammed over an image posted to social media, with many branding it an “AI generated nightmare” and calling for staff to be sacked.

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A couple in Queensland, Leah and Gerard have had to resort to extreme lengths to stop after more than 100 buyers turned up to their door after a bogus seller used their address for a Facebook Marketplace scam. Picture: 9News

Insane reason for sign outside Aussie home

More than 100 strangers have shown up at a couple’s front door, forcing the residents to erect a sign turning them away, after a shocking scam.

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Macron reacts to his deepfakes. Picture: Instagram@emmanuelmacron

Ominous truth behind creepy Macron pics

French President Emmanuel Macron has praised a series of fake AI-generated videos of himself on social media.

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A huge and “very dangerous” and “life-threatening” storm is battering Sydney, with the State Emergency Service warning residents of several major suburbs to stay indoors as conditions worsen. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Metropolitan, Central Tablelands and parts of Hunter, Illawarra, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper Western Forecast Districts about 11.20 on Monday morning. “Thunderstorms are forming on a surface trough in a moist unstable air mass in inland NSW, assisted by an upper trough moving across the state,” the warning read.

Update after thousands hit by major outage

A major internet provider has issued an apology after a widespread outage left thousands of homes and businesses without broadband services.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos February 06, 2024: A generic photograph of people on their phone in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Aussies warned of Valentine’s Day scams

Aussies looking for love are being warned to stay vigilant this Valentine’s Day after one state lost $8.9m to “romance scams”.

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Aussie student linked to banned AI platform

A graduate of two Aussie universities is a key player in the development of a controversial Chinese AI platform banned by the Australian government.

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Cheap Chinese devices used to spy on Aussies

International hackers are using cheap, Chinese-made home security devices – including doorbells – to spy on Australians at home and work. See how they do it.

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Hackers using laptop computers to penetrate security systems to steal big data from the server room; scammers generic fraud cyber

Terrifying reality in Aussie scam crisis

At a secret location in Sydney, experts have revealed the terrifyingly simple way Australians are being fleeced more than any other country by scams.

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$HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 28: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek logo is seen on a phone in front of a flag of China on January 28, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Global tech stocks have plummeted following the emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has developed a competitive AI model at a fraction of the cost of its US rivals, sparking concerns about the high valuations of tech giants like Nvidia. This development has led to significant declines in tech shares across Asia and Europe, with markets in both regions experiencing notable losses as investors reassess the AI landscape and its potential impact on the industry's future. (Photo illustration by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)$

‘Discrimination’: China fury at Australia ban

Beijing has hit back at a plan to ban controversial AI app DeepSeek on government devices declaring Canberra to be kowtowing to the US.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 27, 2024: Senator Lidia Thorpe along with Human rights advocates and Independent MPs, hold a press conference to call on Labor to stop

Thorpe wades into uni anti-Semitism row

Firebrand independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has stormed into a uni anti-Semitism row, saying the symposium at the centre of the controversy was “amazing”.

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