Submissions close for this today: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

The founder of global hacking website BreachForums will serve three years in prison after judges challenged an initial sentence of just 17 days ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

#BREAKING 🚨 Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to a report by a United Nations Commision of Inquiry The report has found Israeli authorities have "intended to kill as many Palestinians as possible" and committed the crime against humanity of extermination

Just a touch windy in Naarm

yikes

We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.

A popular free VPN has been accused of spying on its userbase after security researchers observed it taking non-consenting screenshots of user browsing activity. Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

Australia is stuck in the “worst of possible worlds” when it comes to AI and the use of local data, according to Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood, arguing that reforms to copyright law could help Australian companies compete globally and strengthen the local AI industry. Read more:

Another gross breach of international law from Israel as it again abducts civilians from international waters. This time it’s the crew of the Handala who were trying to bring food and medicine to the people of Gaza, to break the siege and mass starvation imposed by Israel.

The people on Handala have done more to press for basic human rights and peace in the past few days than the Albanese Government has done in nearly 2 years. End the two way arms trade, let Handala provide aid and force Israel to end the mass starvation of the people of Gaza. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Exclusive | The government claimed it had nothing to do with handing $900 million to an Israeli company steeped in the Palestinian genocide. New documents show that's false, writes Bernard Keane.

More Australian breakthroughs in quantum! 💡

If you told me in 2013 (when I first watched Her) that I'd eventually interview a man who watched the film with his AI wife, I truly don't think I'd have believed you. Chris was an open book on this topic. Really insightful conversation about the burgeoning AI dating phenomena. Read below 👇

Super interesting read here about relationships with AI chatbots, by @lennyeggsbenny.bsky.social 👇

Younger job seekers are getting a reputation for ghosting workplaces even after they have landed a job, leading some employers to overlook Gen Z candidates entirely, a new report has found. Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

NSW landlords and agents will need to admit when they've used AI to deceptively edit real estate pictures under new laws introduced by the NSW government ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

It was great speaking to @adamgilmour.bsky.social (whose company is working towards Australia’s first sovereign orbital rocket) for this. Explosions are commonplace in space travel, but the latest Starship RUD indicates the next Mars transfer window could be out of reach.

This is probably controversial but I'm enjoying the community backlash that some gamers are exhibiting through Steam reviews. Hopefully this serves as some useful direct market feedback and demonstrates that gamers are well overdue for innovation from AAA developers

New from me: Research which heard “significant trust and security concerns” from Australian consumers about age assurance technologies ahead of the country's planned under-16s social media ban has been released by the federal government, around six months after it received the findings. 👇

AI popularity leading to surge in emissions Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta under fire. ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

On Tuesday morning, ransomware gang Global Group dropped a dataset that appeared to contain sensitive information related to Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne Private Hospital, Epworth Hospital in Richmond, and Royal Melbourne Hospital. ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

It's odd to think of Australia having a 'crypto ATM' industry, but it does — and a lot of people's first introduction to it is going to be through a scam.

My latest @theconversation.com article on Google's new "AI mode" and the issues with vertical integration 👇🏼 theconversation.com/google-is-go...

There's a lot of noise about being open and transparent in this, but as the article notes, there is a significant "trust deficit". That's a deficit that makes the US debt look piddling by comparison. ht to @asherwolf.bsky.social on bsky for the link. ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

I analysed 12 leaked ransom chats from Lockbit this week, turns out their hackers run negotiations like a helpdesk. One affiliate even complained the victim was interrupting their "lunch break" mid-negotiations. More at IA 👇 ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

While Lockbit promises anonymity to its payers, a recent dark web data leak exposed the gang’s infrastructure – including Bitcoin wallet addresses, member credentials, and a trove of ransom chat logs. Information Age has reviewed 12 of these leaked chats. Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

Awesome story here from Len Bernardone (@lennyeggsbenny.bsky.social), highlighting how incredibly business-like the major ransomware gangs really are. 💰

Treasurer @jimchalmers.bsky.social says technology will be a key piece of the re-elected Labor government's domestic agenda, and the party wants to "do more to embrace technology, particularly the AI opportunity". #auspol Story: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

TECH ELECTION POLICIES TO KNOW: With Australians preparing to vote this Saturday, Information Age's @its-tom-williams.bsky.social looks at key technology policies from the two major parties which could shape the nation over at least the next three years. 👇 Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

Security experts have found almost 100 compromised login credentials for staff at Australia’s Big Four banks. Hudson Rock identified the stolen credentials through multiple data giveaways and illicit data sales tracked across the dark web and messaging platform Telegram. Read more:

“Melbourne commuters are using an independent iPhone app to spot and report Myki ticket inspectors on the Victorian public transport network.” ia.acs.org.au/article/2025... Via thesizzle.com.au/p/europe-bla... ($ but worth it)

Crazy how quickly this thing blew up (number 6 under App Store's Navigation category) Would you use a Myki inspector tracker? ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

I'm once again begging folks who want to meaningfully discuss the business of games to mindfully step away from the word "indie" and consider better descriptors of specific conditions like: self-marketed, small-team, self-funded, small/micro-budget, solo-dev, debut, unconventional, and experimental.

Independents and minor parties are hoping for a strong federal election result, with a recent poll showing a third of Australians aren't backing Labor or the Coalition WATCH HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=hnkc...

Finally. The public-facing super fund operations appear to be some of the most insecure in the country, relative to the funds exposed. Has been so for a very long time.

After half a million was stolen from customer accounts, AustralianSuper is speeding up its use of MFA. More at Information Age👇 ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

One of the stranger breach-related stories I've worked on. It's weeks from initial reports of an alleged Oracle breach and the security community is still trying to piece together a clear, concrete understanding of what's happened ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

Anyone else trying to check their super balance right now? 👀

Has Oracle contacted your workplace to confirm a data breach? ☁️ I'm looking for background or anonymous feedback on the alleged Oracle Cloud incident, specifically on any Australian companies which may have been impacted. Contact me securely on [email protected]👍

Thousands of SMH, Age and AFR subscribers have had personal information including their names, addresses, contact details and payment data exposed online. A security researcher flagged it with Nine on March 19, but it wasn't fixed until Crikey contacted them yesterday. www.crikey.com.au/20...

Spoke with the alleged Oracle hacker: they claim at least two organisations have already paid to have their data removed. More at Information Age 👇 ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

WINNER ANNOUNCED: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025 🏆People’s Choice Award: I’d Rather Not, Robert Skinner Congratulations to Robert Skinner on being awarded the VPLA's People’s Choice Award. #wheelercentre #vplas #peopleschoice

Pretty funny to see a Meta communications director accusing Sarah Wynn-Williams of avoiding proper fact-checking processes in order to "rush" Careless People to the shelves ... ... when Meta is currently removing fact-checkers from its platforms and pushing for less censorship.

Glad to present some industry/academic insight on AI displacement. We don't know precisely how many jobs will be at risk in the next five years, but experts say there's a lot you can do to prepare. ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

guys love to say “dude my balatro run last night was insane” then show you a screenshot like this

Writing on AI displacement: have you felt the impacts of AI in your line of work? If AI has threatened the value of your profession or changed how you work, I'd love to hear from you! I'm especially curious to hear what people are doing to adapt. Reach me in the DMs or at [email protected]

Update to this: the ANZCTR website now tells researchers to go register their trials with other registries, and says it has no info when it'll be back up online :/ www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/07/a...

The Guardian is reporting that Trump is openly violating a court order, and has transferred multiple transgender women to men's facilities. We know in Florida, transgender women are having their hair shorn, feminine items confiscated, and pulled off medication. This is inhumane and illegal.

It's a policy designed to engender anger at the idea of highly paid public servants sitting in their PJs in a Canberra home when much of the policy has allowed the workforce to be distributed across the country, including regional areas they want to win votes in. Suspect this one might backfire.