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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Ange Lavoipierre |Michael Workman
A pro-Russian influence operation has been targeting Australia in the lead-up to this weekend's federal election, the ABC can reveal, attempting to "poison" AI chatbots with propaganda. Pravda Australia presents itself as a news site, but analysts allege it's part of an ongoing plan to retrain Western chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot on "the Russian perspective" and increase division amongst Australians in the long-term.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop |Kyle Taylor |Maddy King |Michael Workman
Australia's domestic spy agency, ASIO, was repeatedly warned about a potential attack on a Sydney bishop almost two years before it happened, according to explosive claims by a former undercover agent.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Michael Workman
Federal election candidates and elected officials have been sharing content from a publication that regularly publishes articles promoting white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideologies. The Noticer runs white supremacist content alongside stories lifted from selected news sites, a model experts say is intended to lend the outlet a veneer of legitimacy. The site is popular among the far-right community, including Australia's most prominent neo-Nazi group, the National Socialist Network (NSN).
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Steve Cannane |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Michael Workman
The Illawarra, on the NSW south coast, can be hostile territory for Australian politicians. In 1939, Robert Menzies was booed by thousands of placard-waving locals as police escorted him down the Bulli Pass to meet striking waterside workers in Wollongong.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Matt Martino |Michael Workman
As Cyclone Alfred approaches Australia's east coast, incredible vision of wild winds and huge ocean swells has been flowing in through social media. The vision, sometimes terrifying and perhaps a preview of what might come when the cyclone makes landfall, is generally shot by ordinary people with smartphones. But the amateur nature of the videos opens the door for false footage to spread, with some online using it as an opportunity to generate clicks and clout.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Michael Workman |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
Social media giant Meta blocked or hid Facebook search results for "Cyclone Alfred" ahead of the tropical storm bearing down on Australia's east coast. The platform is a key communication channel for emergency coverage in Australia and is used to help broadcast evacuation orders and other updates to residents during a crisis. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and southern parts of Wide Bay region as early as Thursday evening as a category two cyclone.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Mikaela Ortolan |Shannon Schubert |Jean Bell |Michael Workman
A charity event to support bushfire-affected communities in Victoria's west has been called off amid community concerns over the way it was organised. But the charity, which has also organised volunteers to assist with on-the-ground disaster recovery for residents, said it was distressed by some of the allegations raised.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Michael Workman |Jonathan Hair
Peter Dutton and the Liberal Party are significantly outperforming Anthony Albanese and Labor in the contest for younger voters on TikTok as the federal election edges closer, analysis by ABC NEWS Verify shows. But since the beginning of last year, the prime minister has seen slightly higher-than-average interactions on posts on Instagram and Facebook, which are platforms popular with older voters.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Pat McGrath |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Michael Workman
Labor has been accused of reigniting its "Mediscare" campaign ahead of the federal election with a misleadingly edited attack ad in which Opposition Leader Peter Dutton declares "Medicare is dead". The edited video was authorised by Labor's head office and shared by several of the party's social media accounts, including as a paid ad on Facebook. It shows Mr Dutton appearing to call for an end to free health care.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kevin Nguyen |Michael Workman
Australians have been targeted on major digital news websites by ads accusing the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees of funding Hamas combatants as part of an ongoing global campaign to discredit the agency.
