Anthony Albanese

An AI Agent Just Hacked a Government Website for the First Time, Australia PM Says

Anthony Albanese said the agent accessed public and non-public files on a Medicare statistics portal in June, calling OpenAI's three-month delay in disclosing the breach "unacceptable."

Sep 23, 2026 · byDecrypt

OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says

Albanese said he expressed "concern" to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.

Sep 23, 2026 · byBBC

OpenAI AI agent breached Australian government website, PM says

An AI agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian government website in June, accessing public and non-public files in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as the first known case of an AI agent hacking a government system.

Sep 23, 2026 · byFrance 24

Australia PM Albanese says OpenAI agent breached government website in June

OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked Australia’s health service

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says breach is ‘obviously unacceptable’

Sep 23, 2026 · byFinancial Times

Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman

Prime minister says he expressed ‘disappointment’ to chief executive it had taken the company ‘way too long’ to inform his government about the breach Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has revealed an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June. The prime minister made the comments at the UN summit in New York, saying it appeared no personal information had been accessed – though investigations were ongoing. Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has revealed an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June. The prime minister made the comments at the UN summit 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. The AI agent accessed both public and non-public files. Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia’s PM Albanese: OpenAI model hacked Services Australia

The hack underscores the critical need for robust AI security, impacting public trust and investor confidence in AI's future stability. The post Australia’s PM Albanese: OpenAI model hacked Services Australia appeared first on Crypto Briefing .

Sep 23, 2026 · byCryptoBriefing

‘My friend’: Anthony Albanese announces $60m more for Ukraine at Zelenskyy meeting

An emotional prime minister says that Kyiv’s cause is ‘an issue for the world’ as he also sets out the need for a new global order Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will provide $60m more in support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion during an emotional meeting with Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN meeting in New York. With the prime minister planning to use a key speech in New York to warn that the international world order was “no longer fit for purpose”, he hugged the Ukrainian president as the latyter thanked Australia for its support. Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Senior Liberals rubbish Barnaby Joyce’s claim of talks over deal with One Nation as ‘figment of his imagination’

Joyce would not say which Liberals he had spoken to, while Angus Taylor denied any conversations had taken place Senior Liberals have rubbished claims by Barnaby Joyce that he has discussed One Nation offering the Coalition a pathway to minority government after the next election, accusing him of buyers remorse after defecting from the Nationals. Joyce, who defected to join Pauline Hanson’s party in December, claimed on Tuesday night he had held talks with senior Liberals about a potential deal for supply and confidence to oust Anthony Albanese from power. Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia news live: ABC watchdog criticises ‘culture of secrecy’ and factchecking at Four Corners

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has told the UN general assembly that “retaining sovereignty must have a digital dimension” as he spruiked his teen social media ban, opt out algorithm and AI statement. In a speech to the coalition for children’s rights and protections in the age of AI, in New York, the prime minister said Australian parents were legally empowered by the digital safety reform. The conversations they have had together confirm the common concerns they have about their children, that social media is robbing them of their childhood, addicting them to algorithms [and] encouraging anxieties, eating disorders and other harms. Put simply, we must give children back their childhood. In this digital age, retaining sovereignty must have a digital dimension. The use of the world artificial makes intelligence sound fake. It is not fake, it’s actually amazing, The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control the artificial intelligence being spoken of. Continue reading...

Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia news live: Chalmers says migration needed for falling birth rate; city of Sydney bans smart glasses

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has met with Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly, to talk free trade, China, critical mineral and AI. The prime minister and president of the European Commission were joined by the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa . I work closely with the prime minister and [women’s minister] Katy Gallagher and the relevant ministers to make sure that police and others get the resourcing they need, working with state governments. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian

No avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New York

Ahead of United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone Australia understands the dangers of global warming and the urgency of climate action as much as any other country, Anthony Albanese has said in a keynote speech ahead of the United Nations general assembly. Speaking at the opening of the Climate Week event at the United Nations in New York on Monday, the prime minister said Australians had experienced the impact of climate change up close with a series of disastrous bushfires and floods in the past decades. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Albanese launches bid for UN security council and names former Murdoch aid to top diplomatic post

Australia and Finland are vying for a spot on the council, and the PM needs two thirds of member states to back him Anthony Albanese launched a formal bid for Australia to serve a two-year term on powerful UN body in 2029 and 2030. Albanese also unveiled former News Corp head of broadcasting Siobhan McKenna as Australia’s next consul-general to New York. Continue reading...

Sep 20, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia news live: Albanese names former News Corp executive as consul-general in New York

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese launched a formal bid for Australia to serve a two-year term on powerful UN body in 2029 and 2030. A vote for the spot won’t be held until mid 2028, but lobbying efforts will intensify during the prime minister’s visit to New York for the UN General Assembly. That is why we can’t afford to not be engaged with the world, because it has a direct impact on the quality of life of Australians on a day-to-day basis. We have an opportunity through this potential seat on the UN Security Council to play a key role in shaping the global issues that really matter to Australians. We do need to stand up to the Middle East conflict. I think there is a role for middle powers to engage, and Australia has done that as we’ve engaged with the war in Ukraine in the coalition of the willing. Continue reading...

Sep 20, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Melbourne finishes second-last at world tram driving championships – as it happened

This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney , welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU’s first associate member. Anthony Albanese says “we’re a long way from Europe, of course”, but after it is pointed out that Canada is too, he says: Our relations, of course, are also in areas that Canada doesn’t have. So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important. The Pacific Island Forum, where I was just a couple of weeks ago, is very important as well. Our priority when it comes to Europe and our engagement with the EU is, of course, Australia-EU free trade agreement. It was never going to be perfect, but in the legislation that we passed just in the last sitting fortnight, I can tell you … that already the eSafety Commissioner has used that strengthening of the laws to require some of the social media organisations to provide information to it, so they’ve already been compelled. Continue reading...

Sep 20, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia claims it is a global pioneer in preventing online harm - should other countries follow suit?

As Anthony Albanese heads to the US to discuss social media reform, he has shown a level of leadership not always expected from a smaller country Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Statesmen, shysters, dictators. Over the years, the United Nations has seen all kinds of world leaders. But when he arrives in New York on Monday for the annual general assembly, Anthony Albanese will be looking for collaborators. Continue reading...

Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia’s renewables transition is well under way – but meeting its 2030 target will be ‘extremely challenging’

A gap looms between the Albanese government’s goal of 82% renewable energy and planned solar and wind projects Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The challenges of Australia’s energy transition – from a system once fired by coal and gas to one powered by solar, wind and supporting technologies – are being underlined on an almost weekly basis. On Tuesday, the Carroll Labor government in Victoria announced a review of the Western Renewables Link, a major transmission line due to be completed in 2029, only days after scrapping one of its renewable energy zones. And, if there’s a change of government at the state election in November, the Coalition is expected to go further. Continue reading...

Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Pocock says Labor easing copyright protections for AI datacentre investment would throw creatives ‘under the bus’

Proposals revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, met with Albanese ministers The Albanese government is considering giving AI companies access to Australian creatives’ works by default as its pursues a compromise with American tech giants. The proposals were revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, met with Labor ministers and warned Australia’s copyright laws were preventing the company training models locally. Continue reading...

Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia politics live: Hastie accuses Hanson of avoiding media; Anthony Albanese and King Charles speak

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you. Thanks to Martin Farrer for getting us started. Migration will dominate parliament again today, after One Nation yesterday announced its policy to cut 750,000 temporary visas over three years – which the major parties said would send the country into a recession. That’s the Australia that I know. And I fear that that is the Australia that we’re losing … Every time we talk about immigration, multiculturalism, it comes from a deficit point of view. Social cohesion becomes the burden of people from different countries who have come here and it is their fault, it is their responsibility to socially cohere. The fact is that multiculturalism is who we are. It is part of our identity. It’s who we are as Australia. Continue reading...

Sep 14, 2026 · byThe Guardian

2026 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards to Honor Finnish President, Australian Prime Minister, Formula One President and CEO, and Actress and Musician Cynthia Erivo

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 – The Atlantic Council announced today that its fifteenth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb; Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese; President and CEO of Formula One (F1) Stefano Domenicali; and Emmy, Tony, and two-time Grammy Award-winning and three-time Academy […] The post 2026 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards to Honor Finnish President, Australian Prime Minister, Formula One President and CEO, and Actress and Musician Cynthia Erivo appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Sep 14, 2026 · byAtlantic Council

AI leaders want a slower pace car. Australia is still building the track.

If you’ve been forwarded this newsletter, you can sign up for free here. ESSENTIALS — Labor looks for border control in the wrong numbers — Albanese turns Hanson’s housing attack into a fight over nastiness — Australia’s AI plan has a 30-data center loophole — David Shoebridge interview DRIVING THE DAY ARE WE FINALLY GETTING MIGRATION […]

Sep 13, 2026 · byPOLITICO Europe

Australia news live: Anthony Albanese marks 25 years since September 11; aged care provider pays back thousands to residents

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Sep 10, 2026 · byThe Guardian

UN expert Albanese, protesters warn against Italy’s anti-Semitism bill

Protesters in Rome and UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, warn proposed law could silence criticism of Israel.

Sep 10, 2026 · byAl Jazeera