Australia News
Australia Warns Fake Job Scam by North Korean Hackers Has Stolen $10.7M in Crypto
Australia's cyber agency and partners in Japan, the US and Germany say the North Korean group WaterPlum stole $10.71 million in crypto from ...
Australia’s Interest Rates Hit 15-Year High as RBA Hikes Again
Australia’s cash rate has hit a 15-year high of 4.6% as the RBA tackles persistent inflation, while crypto markets showed little reaction ...
Altman and Amodei Asked to Face Australian Senate After OpenAI Agent Breaches Government Sites
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs face an Australian Senate hearing after an AI agent breached government systems and raised fresh safety concerns. ...
OpenAI AI Agent Allegedly Breached Australian Government Website in First-of-Its-Kind Hack
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to a Services Australia Medicare statistics portal on 18 Jun...
Australia’s 40-Year Economic Outlook Puts AI at the Center of Growth, Omits Crypto
Treasury's 2026 Intergenerational Report names AI a defining force as it projects Australia's economy will more than double by 2065-66, but ...
Australia Removes 45 Remittance and Crypto Firms From AML Registers
AUSTRAC cancelled, suspended or refused to renew 45 remittance and crypto firm registrations over the past year, removing them and warning f...
AI Scams Are Costing Australians Millions — and They’re Getting Harder to Spot
Fabricated profit dashboards and AI-cloned financial advisers are now standard tools that scam networks use to quietly drain Australian inve...
Telegram Under Fire: Australia Sues as Russia Targets Founder Pavel Durov
Australia's eSafety regulator alleges Telegram left reported terror content online for weeks, with Federal Court proceedings now seeking civ...
Australia Cracks Down on AI Data Centres With Mandatory Clean Energy Rules
New AI standards will require major data centres to improve sustainability, while firms spanning AI and crypto could face added compliance d...
Swyftx Secures Financial Services Licence, Paving the Way for Expanded Payments Offering
Swyftx has secured an Australian Financial Services Licence covering payments, retail derivatives and deposit products, months after Austral...
Australia’s Crypto Travel Rule Goes Live: Every Transfer Now Needs a Name Attached
Fresh AUSTRAC requirements expand verification across digital asset transfers as Australia joins wider global efforts to standardise crypto ...
Australia’s Digital Finance Crossroads: Build It Here or Buy It Later
BTC Markets says Australia has the tools to build digital finance infrastructure at home, but delays could see future market systems sourced...