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HISTORICAL FACTS: The national press club - The Untold Story

Australian economy expected to add thousands more jobs

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is forecast to post a positive gain in jobs when it publishes new data, as economists mull over sweeping tax changes.

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States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

State leaders and ministers say they were kept in the dark on the extent of planned changes to the NDIS and fear they're being left to pick up the tab.

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Has Marles bowed to Trump’s wishes on defence spending? The figures are as clear as mud

The defence minister insists that increases in spending did not happen because of thinktanks, retired generals ‘or washed-up bureaucrats’

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Afternoon Update: PM announces gambling ad bans; Artemis II lifts off; and the ‘man-baby’ leader of the free world

Anthony Albanese has stepped up for another address at the National Press Club

The Guardian - AU

Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

Toby Walsh says he despairs at Australian government’s lack of regulation of artificial intelligence

The Guardian - AU

Spotlight on the National Press Club, and its new president

Jason Dick and Mark Schoeff Jr. talk about Mark’s new position as president of the National Press Club and the club’s mission, press freedoms, how politicians and journalists interact and they even explain how legendary Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady fits into all this. Show Notes:

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Free press organizations and journalists sound the alarm over Don Lemon’s arrest: ‘Journalism is not a crime’

‘Jailing a journalist for doing their job is dangerous — not only for press freedom, but for the public’s right to know,’ the National Press Club said on Friday.

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Celebrated chef's AI-generated recipe was 'dreadful'

Chef Ben Shewry has urged Australians to not underestimate their creativity, as his AI experiment proved true imagination comes from human feeling and failure.

AAP

Why tech platforms endanger democracy

In September this year, the Nobel prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa gave a powerful speech to the National Press Club about the ways in which authoritarians manipulate social media. She called for the Australian government to bolster the regulation of technology platforms and issued a stark warning.

The Conversation

Liberals lay out economic pitch to win back voters

Tax cuts and a stronger focus on AI are the centrepiece of the opposition's economic strategy to win back those who deserted them at the last federal election.

AAP

Hugh Marks decries ‘opportunistic’ attacks on the ABC – but concedes broadcaster blew it with Bluey

ABC managing director tells National Press Club comparisons between BBC program edit and Four Corners episode are not legitimate

The Guardian - AU

AFP developing AI tool to decode gen Z slang amid warning about ‘crimefluencers’ hunting girls

AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says online crime networks of young boys and men are targeting vulnerable teen and preteen girls

The Guardian - AU

Top cop eyes 'crime-influencers' amid social media ban

Parents are encouraged to have hard conversations with children about online safety even as a world-first social media ban for Australian kids is set to begin.

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Grattan on Friday: Master communicator vs master tactician, the race between Chalmers and Burke

It was a classic “old bull” versus “young bull” struggle, and the old bull showed he had life in him yet.

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No future made in Australia without gas: Bluescope boss

Australian industrial gas users are subsidising the cost of gas going to competitors overseas dues to a broken pricing system, Bluescope Steel's boss says

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Call to revamp parental leave to benefit entire family

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody has issued a call to action to employers, governments unions and the public to challenge outdated gender norms.

The Independent UK

Pentagon demands journalists pledge not to use unauthorized material amid Hegseth fury over leaks

National Press Club warns the restrictions pose a threat to the independent reporting provided by Pentagon journalists for generations

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Emotional Utah Gov. Spencer Cox takes over presser on arrest of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect: ‘Log off, touch grass’

The mild-mannered Utah executive was once a Trump foe who now champions the president and has long preached civility in a time when politics has gone combative. His message is drawing notice

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Australia could pay up to $2.5bn to Nauru over 30 years to take noncitizens, home affairs department says – as it happened

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Disability groups join states in surprise at plan to divert children with autism from NDIS

Minister’s announcement ‘has created further uncertainty’, advocates say and they are ‘collectively disappointed’ by the lack of engagement

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The wrong fit: children with autism moved off NDIS

A plan to divert children with autism and development delays from the NDIS is crucial to ensure the scheme remains sustainable, the disability minister says.

The Guardian - AU

Lattouf took unlawful termination case to court as ‘public has a right to know what is happening’ at ABC

Journalist tells the podcast We Used To Be Journos she wanted to make public information uncovered by her legal team

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eSafety boss wants YouTube included in the social media ban. But AI raises even more concerns for kids

Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, today addressed the National Press Club to outline how her office will be driving the Social Media Minimum Age Bill when it comes into effect in December this year.

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Grattan on Friday: Sussan Ley has her first big outing with the national media next week, so here are some questions for her

On Wednesday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will front the National Press Club. So why is that a big deal?

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Tasmanian governor giving ‘due consideration’ to premier’s election request – as it happened

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