4+ day, 36+ min ago   (458+ words) September 10, 2026 — 2:41pm Artificial intelligence will be rolled out on two Brisbane roads to change traffic light sequences in real time and speed up traffic as part of a six-month trial, according to Brisbane council. The AI system will take place on…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1436+ words) The loss of entrepreneurs to larger markets worries industry leaders, but some experts are choosing to advance their careers in the city’s growing start-up sector instead of the Silicon Valley or other global hubs. Melbourne’s celebrated liveability is its secret…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (251+ words) September 8, 2026 — 6:24am OpenAI’s top scientist has warned that artificial intelligence is evolving so rapidly that it is becoming increasingly difficult for humans to understand and control, and said he expects AI labs to voluntarily slow development for safety reasons. In a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (844+ words) Advertorial for La Trobe University September 3, 2026 — 9:56am You’re in year 12, with a lot on your plate: classes, assignments, tests. End-of-year exams are looming. You’re also considering what comes next – maybe further study at uni or TAFE next year. There’s a lot…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1234+ words) September 3, 2026 — 5:00am One of the nation’s biggest power companies has paused the rollout of five-storey power poles through suburban Melbourne streets following a fierce community blockade that has opened a fresh front in the fight against the data centre boom. Electricity…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (548+ words) August 25, 2026 — 8:00pm After urging pessimistic business chiefs to talk up Australia’s economy at Tuesday’s Business Council of Australia dinner, Albanese will head a meeting of state leaders seeking buy-in on regulation of artificial intelligence, a faltering gun buyback and fresh moves…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (458+ words) August 25, 2026 — 3:23pm A software developer accused of creating “deepfake” nude or sexualised images of schoolgirls told police “every woman should be afraid” of the technology, a jury has heard. Antonio Rotondo faced Brisbane District Court on Tuesday for the start of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (705+ words) August 25, 2026 — 12:01am The number of Australian data centres in development has doubled since 2025, but their strain on the nation’s power supply is expected to accelerate even further over the next decade. The rapid growth of the artificial intelligence industry has resulted…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (502+ words) August 22, 2026 — 3:36am Labor and the Coalition are nearing bipartisan consensus on AI, aiming to avoid a US-style backlash against data centres ahead of next week’s national cabinet meeting. In a new point of difference with One Nation, the Coalition has extended…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (684+ words) August 21, 2026 — 5:04pm When Maxine Beneba Clarke attended book events in Geelong and Bendigo last week, there was one thing missing – the books she was there to discuss. The poet, memoirist and children’s writer, who is a regular on school syllabuses, is…...