Headlines: Highest unemployment since COVID
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The Daily Oz, I'm Lucy Tassel.
What happened with the rogue OpenAI agent that hacked Medicare?
I'm Emma Gillespie. It's Thursday the 24th of September. Here's what's making
headlines this
evening.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an AI agent from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, went rogue and hacked Medicare in June. Speaking in New York where he's attending the UN General Assembly, Albanese said the company had taken until earlier this month to notify Australia of the June breach and did so by sending an email to the General Services Australia inbox. It took five days for that email to be referred to the Australian Signals Directorate, Australia's cybersecurity agency, which, along with a task force launched on Thursday, is now charged with investigating the breach. Finance Minister Katie Gallagher has since said the five-day delay was due to the need to first verify the notification from OpenAI was not a hoax.
OpenAI says the agent didn't access any personal details and was in the process of researching public medicine spending when the Medicare breach occurred.
Australia's unemployment rate has edged up to 4.6%, the highest level in almost five years. An extra 39,500 people were in a job in August, while 28,200 more were unemployed, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday. Both the jobless rate and the employment gain exceeded economists' expectations.
Why has Australia’s unemployment rate risen to its highest level in five years?
The last time the unemployment rate was above 4.5% was in November 2021. It comes days after Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bullock said the labour market was still, quote, a bit tight and an unemployment rate between 4.5% and 5% would be needed to ease pressure on inflation. The RBA meets next week to decide on the interest rate.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington DC for a meeting with US President Donald Trump as trade talks between the two countries continue. Tensions intensified between the US and China when Trump rolled out his widespread tariffs last year with extra duties on Chinese goods. When China imposed its own tariffs on the US, Trump responded by threatening another 50% increase on his levy. Ahead of Xi's arrival in DC today, media were informed that a long-running pause on those tariffs, which came into effect last year, has now been extended to January. The US outlets that Trump's administration banned from the White House this week chose not to report on Xi's visit, which came hours before a judge ruled the ban on MSNOW, CNN and Politico was unconstitutional.
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And today's good news.
How are the latest US‑China trade tensions affecting diplomatic talks between Xi and Trump?
Afghan cyclist Faraba Hashemi has won silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games in Japan, becoming Afghanistan's first female medalist at the competition since 2002. The 23-year-old fled Afghanistan in 2021 after the Taliban returned to power, having trained while disguised as a man and faced attacks while cycling as a teenager. Hashemi, who now lives and trains in Italy, said the medal, quote, can show a lot of resilience from Afghan women. In a post to Instagram, Hashemi added, This achievement is not only personal, I dedicate it to every woman and girl around the world who continues to pursue her dreams, despite challenges and obstacles.
That's the latest from the Daily Oz Newsroom, but if you are looking for something else, you can catch up on this morning's Deep Dive, where we explain why the looks-maxing influencer Clavicula has been charged with rape.
We'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive where Sam and Zara will explain much, much more detail about the Medicare AI agent scandal. Until then, have a great night.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:11
2
What happened with the rogue OpenAI agent that hacked Medicare?
0:11–1:38
3
Why has Australia’s unemployment rate risen to its highest level in five years?
1:38–2:54
4
How are the latest US‑China trade tensions affecting diplomatic talks between Xi and Trump?
2:54–4:06
5
Who is Fariba Hashimi and how did she become Afghanistan’s first female Asian Games medalist?
4:06–4:42