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Safety concerns have been flagged at Adelaide Airport after reports that weapons — including guns, live ammunition and knives — have passed through baggage checks. Security staff claim poor training and failed systems have left the airport vulnerable, The Sunday Mail reports. Whistleblowers say unauthorised people have been granted access …
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Updated May 14, 2018 05:49:46 The mayor of Australia’s sixth largest council will most likely be stood down as soon as changes to ministerial powers pass through Queensland’s Parliament, government sources have told the ABC. Under the changes, mayors and councillors charged with serious integrity offences would be automatically suspended …
Google has built an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that’s able to book a table over the phone and sound so natural it could pass as human. Google unveiled ‘Duplex’ at its I/O developer conference. Here’s a few examples: Restaurant hostess: Hello, how many I help you? Google Assistant: Hi, umm, I’d …
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Posted April 30, 2018 12:28:38 Photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s historic peace talks with South Korea’s Moon Jae-in is all part of a plan he’s pursued since 2012. (AP: Korea Summit Press Pool) For many, last Friday was the first time they heard the voice of the Supreme Leader …
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The Queensland government may push land-clearing laws through parliament as early as next week, after a committee report recommended few changes to its proposed vegetation management act. The report, tabled late on Monday night, noted concerns from the Liberal National party opposition that the process was rushed and that consultation …
Good morning, this is Eleanor Ainge Roy bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Wednesday 4 April. Top stories Harsher welfare measures that force friends to vouch for the relationship status of social security recipients are damaging and are at odds with the standards recently applied to Barnaby Joyce …
Updated March 05, 2018 14:49:39 Photo: Matthew Lodge’s return to the NRL has dominated the headlines at the start of the 2018 season. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts) Related Story: Family terrorised by footballer speaks out as CCTV footage emerges of assault There are some who believe the NRL’s contentious decision to …
Posted March 23, 2018 12:12:13 Photo: New Senator Tim Storer will be key to the Turnbull government’s plan to pass a company tax cut. (ABC News: Nick Haggarty) Yet another new Senate crossbencher was sworn in this week. But like several other recent arrivals, Tim Storer is not in the …
The high court has blocked Labor’s challenge against Nationals MP David Gillespie in a precedent refusing to allow citizens to directly challenge parliamentarians’ eligibility more than 40 days after the election. In a unanimous decision announced on Wednesday the court refused to hear the challenge to Gillespie’s eligibility alleging he …
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