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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government website and viewed files that were not intended for public release. The incident took place in June and involved the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal, administered by Services Australia. The agent accessed material already available publicly as well as non-public files held through the portal. Mr Albanese said there was currently no evidence that the incident had spread further into the Services Australia network. “Evidence currently available is there is no broader compromise to the Services Australia network. Nonetheless, this situation is obviously…

Prosecutors in Houston are seeking to deny bond to a 27-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing another man in northeast Houston. Brandon Lewis is being held in Harris County on a murder charge following the death of a 55-year-old man near the 8800 block of Lockwood Drive, close to Laura Koppe Road, on Tuesday, September 22. Houston Police Department officers were called to the area after reports of a man lying in the road with a stab wound. Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Police have not released the victim’s name while his relatives are being notified. Lewis…

A US judge has cast doubt on the legality of Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, saying the decision did not appear to follow binding legal precedents on press access. US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, was considering an application by the three news organisations for a temporary restraining order that would restore their access while their wider legal challenge proceeds. He did not issue an immediate ruling. The outlets argue that the White House ban breached the First Amendment protections for freedom of speech and a free press, as well…

Texas voters remain broadly positive about the state, but growing concern over its long-term future is shaping the political mood ahead of November’s elections, according to a new Texas 2036 poll. Six in 10 respondents said Texas was a better place than the rest of the United States to raise a family. Yet only 39 per cent believed state leaders were taking the right steps to ensure it remained the best place to live, work and bring up children over the next 20 years. The survey found that 67.7 per cent of voters were extremely or very concerned about Texas’s…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has rejected calls for surrender while insisting that Tehran remains open to diplomacy, telling the United Nations that his country would not accept negotiations conducted under threat of force. The US delegation walked out as Mr Pezeshkian began his address to the 193-member General Assembly in New York. “We will never bow our head or bend at the knee,” he said. “Iran must be understood by Mr Trump and those who seek to bully us that we are ready for dialogue and diplomacy and negotiations without accepting the language of force.” His remarks came a day…

Texas voters remain broadly positive about their state but are increasingly anxious about its long-term prospects, according to a new survey conducted ahead of the November elections. The Texas 2036 poll found that six in 10 voters believe Texas is a better place than the rest of the United States to raise a family. Yet only 39% think state leaders are taking the right steps to ensure it remains the best place to live, work and raise children over the next 20 years. Concern crosses party lines, although it is strongest among Democrats. Some 85% of Democratic voters said they…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has disclosed that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government website in June, reaching both publicly available files and material that was not intended for public access. The incident involved the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal, which is administered by Services Australia, Albanese told reporters in New York. “This incident occurred in June this year, and involved an Open AI agent gaining unauthorised access into the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal, which is administered by Services Australia,” he said. Albanese said the agent had accessed files available to the public as…

A Maryland father has been charged with murder over the death of his 13-month-old son, Kyro Strachan, in Temple Hills, Prince George’s County. Alwin Strachan, 26, is facing charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and child abuse resulting in death, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers were called to a home in the 3200 block of Curtis Drive at about 11.15pm on 18 September, where they found the child unresponsive and not breathing. Life-saving efforts were carried out before Kyro was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief…

Geely has unveiled an electric car battery it says can charge from 10% to 70% in four-and-a-half minutes, making it the fastest system of its kind in the industry. The Chinese owner of Volvo tested the battery in a Zeekr 001 model. It can charge from 10% to 97% in eight minutes and 40 seconds when connected to a charger capable of delivering up to 2.2 megawatts of power. Geely’s announcement intensifies the race among Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers to reduce charging times. The company’s claimed 10% to 70% charging time is 20 seconds faster than a system developed by…

Body-worn camera footage released by Milwaukee police shows the moments before an officer shot and killed 23-year-old Printis Smith during a foot chase near 37th and Wright streets. The footage, made public on Wednesday, begins with the officer pursuing a vehicle linked to a shots-fired investigation in Glendale. After the car stopped, two people ran from it and one suspect escaped. Milwaukee police shooting footage released The officer is seen leaving his patrol car and chasing Smith, repeatedly ordering him to get on the ground. After about 30 seconds, the officer catches up with him and appears to grab him…