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Artificial Intelligence · GlebeEspionage and foreign interference are at extreme levels and – through technology – will only intensify, Australia’s top security chief has warned. Delivering ASIO’s annual assessment threat this week, director-general of security Mike Burgess told the assembly of government officials, security and intelligence personnel, policymakers, academics, and other stakeholders that espionage and foreign interference will be enabled by advances in techno…See the Story
AI will enhance espionage, says ASIO
Redfern · RedfernHouse Made Hospitality has welcomed the first guests to its new neighbourhood bar Baptist Street Rec. Club, where the décor screams ‘80s and ‘90s Australiana and Midori is making a comeback. The bar is the second venue to be opened by the hospitality group in Redfern’s new Wunderlich Lane precinct, sitting above Southeast Asian-style restaurant Island Radio. Brimming with nostalgia, the bar is scattered with relics of years gone by – think gig f…See the Story
House Made Hospitality opens Baptist Street Rec. Club
Glebe · GlebeThe evolving role of local government is placing “significant financial strain” on councils to meet community expectations, a federal parliamentary inquiry has found. In its interim report released on Friday, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport said the responsibilities of local government has changed fundamentally and its having to navigate complex regulatory environments while m…See the Story
Financial constraints preventing councils from meeting community expectations, says inquiry
Artificial Intelligence · GlebeThe pace and unpredictability of advancements in artificial intelligence poses a quandary for governments and policymakers, say experts. According to the recently published International AI Safety Report – the work of almost 100 AI researchers who collaborated to establish a shared scientific understanding of the risks of the technology – recent rapid and unexpected developments make it difficult for governments to implement pre-emptive risk mit…See the Story
Assessing the risks of AI
Glebe · GlebeNorthern Grampians Shire Council in Victoria has been voted the overall best local authority when dealing with issues reported by the community. The regional council – which represents a population of around 12,000 people – received the accolade from users of Snap Send Solve, an app that enables people to notify the authorities about abandoned trollies and illegally dumped rubbish and the like in their neighbourhood.
Peter Flannery (qld.gov.au)…See the Story
Awards recognise local government for issue solving
Senate · GlebeA Senate inquiry has recommended that the National Broadband Network be kept in public hands. Established in November last year, the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications conducted an inquiry into the National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership) Bill 2024 that aims to modify the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 to recognise in legislation that the network remains in public own…See the Story
No to NBN privatisation, says Senate committee
Health · GlebeProfessor Anna Peeters has been announced the new chief executive officer of the Victoria government’s public health and wellbeing agency. Director of the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University, Peeters brings decades of experience of public health and health promotion to the role at VicHealth. During her career, Peeters – a professor in epidemiology and equity in public health – has led the way in public health research and …See the Story