News

Editorial coverage from the Sydney Australia Wire newsroom.

• Health

  Health

  What does the OpenAI Medicare hack reveal about Australia’s cyber security?

  An OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June, accessing both public and non-public information.

  SyndicatedMeena Jha, Associate Professor, College of Information & Communication Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia24 Sept 20264 min read

• Government

  Government

  Are older Australians really safer from crime? The evidence says the harms are just harder to see

  Australians are once again mourning after the alleged murders of three women in New South Wales over the weekend. With two of the victims being 70 and 90 years old, questions are being asked about the safety of older people.

  SyndicatedXanthe Weston, Associate Professor of Domestic and Family Violence, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia24 Sept 20265 min read

• Community

  Community

  Looking for #womenshealth information on Instagram? 4 out of 10 posts are ads

  A woman in her 40s scrolls through Instagram. Between photos of friends, recipes and holiday snaps, she comes across a video about perimenopause.

  SyndicatedBrooke Nickel, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney24 Sept 20264 min read