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Australia’s potential surrender of creative content to tech giants for free is shocking. Labor must decide where it stands | Josh Taylor
The Productivity Commission appears to have bought into tech companies’ brazen arguments – and caught the Australian government off-guardFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTech companies have devalued the work of creative industries for years. The latest iteration of this is their insistence the AI models they plan to make lots of money from...
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The Productivity Commission is floating AI copyright exemptions – with worrying implications for Australian authors and publishers
Exemptions to copyright legislation for AI would disadvantage Australian writers – and set a bad precedent.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?
Myanmar’s generals are planning an election the opposition has slammed as a sham. They could see Trump’s interest in the country as a way of legitimising the polls.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Jeremy Rockliff reappointed as Tasmanian premier as Labor signals another no-confidence motion
Liberal insists he will govern for four years but authority to be tested within weeks when parliament returnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmania’s Liberal government has been recommissioned after weeks of political limbo after a snap election that failed to deliver either major party a majority.The premier, Jeremy Rockliff, met with...
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Can music be good company? Research shows it makes our imagination more social
When people listen to music, they’re more likely to imagine social interactions.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:How many of Australia’s 2.2 million property investors would lose out under a new plan to curb negative gearing?
The new proposal to phase out tax breaks on more than one investment property would affect around 1% of Australians.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Is it true foods with a short ingredient list are healthier? A nutrition expert explains
While it can work as a good rule of thumb, there’s more to nutrition than just the number of ingredients.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them
A recent report found about three in four US teens have used AI companion apps – many of which have little to no safeguards from harmful content.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?
Many of us fear our streets are getting less safe, but what does the data say about violent crime in Australia?
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Five Australians among 80 on boat that capsized in Bali
A speedboat travelling from Nusa Penida to Bali has capsized after being struck by large waves, killing two people and leaving one missing.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:NFL bans smelling salts years after NRL outlawed use for head knocks
Ammonia inhalants are banned across the board in the NFL, years after the NRL outlawed the use of smelling salts to treat potentially concussed players.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong
New research shows common mynas sang fewer and less complex songs after a bad night’s sleep. Poor-quality song could affect a bird’s ability to reproduce and survive.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Israel's war faces difficult future after release of hostage videos
Hamas's release of videos showing Israeli hostages comes at a precarious moment in the Gaza war, which has been mired for months in a stalemate over a potential ceasefire and hostage deal.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Why the obsession with housing approvals could push prices even higher
New home approvals are accelerating as the federal government pushes its signature housing policy, but construction industry leaders and analysts worry we will never have the tradies to build them.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Pilbara homelessness not necessarily people sleeping rough
With housing linked to her violent ex-partner's employer, fleeing home left Tess Hulshoff and her kids with nowhere to go — a problem unique to Pilbara's "red dust homeless".
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:'He's part of my history': Football legend's emotional reaction to champion's death
Jose Mourinho pays an emotional tribute to Portuguese football legend Jorge Costa, who has died aged 53.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Australian musician Col Joye dies aged 89
Australian musician Col Joye, the first Australian pop performer to reach number one on the local charts, has died at the age of 89.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Major mining forum challenges Australia's 'zombie' energy transition
As many of its delegates pour significant investment into renewables systems, the keynote panel at this year's Diggers and Dealers conference suggests Australia's switch to a fully renewable grid is dead in the water.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:France arrests man who lit cigarette from war memorial flame
A man who stopped to light a cigarette from the fire at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe in France has been arrested.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Charting bungle created 'land border' between Tasmania and Victoria
When Tasmania broke away from New South Wales politically in the 19th century it was decided all islands south of Wilsons Promontory would belong to the new colony, but it didn't quite work out that way.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Live: Wall St dragged lower as Trump tariffs hurt profits, ASX to open steady
The Australian share market is on track to have a relatively subdued start to its day despite modest falls on Wall Street overnight, as major US companies like Caterpillar revealed the impact of Donald Trump's tariff on their earnings. Follow live.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Lack of say on rooming house developments causes frustration
Residents in Victoria petition to have input on rooming houses opening near their homes, citing concerns about the potential number of occupants and increased traffic.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Village washed away and several missing after flash floods in India
Surging floodwaters and a torrent of mud have swept through a village in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: fears for Barrier Reef after coral wipeout, rare view of Gaza ‘apocalypse’, Epstein’s celebrity letter trove revealed
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Last year’s devastating bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef has led to the biggest annual drop in live coral for decades, scientists warn today.Plus: a 13-year-old girl has been charged with murdering another girl on the same exchange visit from China, the Gaza...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese and Macron speak about Gaza and agree to meet at UN summit
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and French President Emmanuel Macron discuss the war in Gaza during a phone call.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Murders like Lynn’s are predictable and preventable, so why aren't they being stopped?
As the WA Coroner hands down her findings into the murder of Lynn Cannon, it is up to the government and community to work together to bring an end to domestic violence.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The forgotten story of the man who kayaked 50,000km around the world
Unemployed and seeking a better life, Oscar Speck pushed his kayak into the water of the Danube and began paddling downriver. He didn't stop until he reached Australia.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Eight decades after the Hiroshima nuclear bombing, survivors have one demand
Thousands of people are set to gather to commemorate the 80th anniversary and the catastrophic impacts of the nuclear bombing of Japan's Hiroshima during World War II, including survivors who are calling for the world to be free of atomic weapons.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Family says hospice provides next best option to dying at home
Neil Robinson’s complex medical needs made the idea of him dying at home a daunting prospect for his family. Central Queensland's only hospice gave them another option.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Libraries in SA and Victoria among top 10 most beautiful in the world
Adelaide's premier library has been recognised by the 1000 Libraries Awards as second most beautiful in the world, while Victoria has snagged seventh spot.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Russia takes Australia to High Court over cancelled lease
Australia passed a law in 2023 cancelling Russia's lease for a planned embassy near Parliament House, but Russia is now disputing that in the High Court.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Thousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire
Payment processing companies have ceded to pressure from an ‘anti-porn’ group, causing Steam and itch.io to ban tens of thousands of games almost overnight.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Francis Bacon’s Essays explore the darker side of human nature. 400 years on, they still instruct and unnerve
First published in 1625, the British philosopher’s collected essays mix poetic aphorisms with prescient reflections on ‘false news’ and ‘cunning men’.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The digital economy could turbocharge our productivity, but we need to get the settings right
In a new report, the Productivity Commission recommends building on our existing laws to regulate AI, before adding new ones.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Could we one day get vaccinated against the gastro bug norovirus? Here’s where scientists are at
It would be handy to be able to be get a shot to protect against this nasty gastro bug. For the most vulnerable, it can be deadly.
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