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A sports aficionado whose baritone voice earned him the nickname "Big Daddy", Higgins read the news on Channel Nine, the ABC and a slew of radio stations over the course of his 57 years in the media.
The EU's been accused of caving to big tech on AI regulation. Here's why
Artificial intelligence could be trained using the sensitive health data of European citizens under proposed changes to the EU's rules on the sector.
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Australia among 3 countries to trial Roblox age checks
The company says age verification checks will start in early December, around the same time Australia's social media ban for under-16s is set to come into effect.
BBC 'determined to fight' Trump lawsuit over documentary edit
The US president says he could sue the British national broadcaster for as much as $US5 billion.
Caroline Flack documentary raises questions about British tabloid ethics
In a two-part series, the mother of television presenter Caroline Flack examines the final months of her daughter's life and what she believes to be the mishandling of the criminal case against her daughter.
What France's famous cave replicas can teach Australia about rebuilding lost heritage
Five years after Rio Tinto destroyed a 47,000-year-old sacred rock shelter to expand an iron ore mine, an ambitious rebuild is underway drawing inspiration all the way from France.
Watchdog seeks powers to help those 'locked out of digital lives'
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman wants to help Australians falsely locked out of social media accounts, but can't. Here's why.
AI is creeping into every part of life — work, therapy, school, art — and Australians are divided between fascination and fear
We asked readers if they had thoughts or concerns about the rise of AI. This is what they told us.
'My $40K degree is worthless now': How AI is erasing jobs once thought safe
AI's rapid uptake in Australian workplaces has many workers asking how they can stay relevant.
France moves to suspend Shein over sex doll sales as Paris store opens
The Chinese fast-fashion retailer opened its first ever physical store worldwide in Paris, only to be told the French government would be suspending access to its online platform.
Streaming services to be made to produce Australian content
The federal government puts laws requiring streaming services to produce Australian content back on the table after a hiatus following the US election.
Pen pals for 60 years, Joy and Diane live on opposite sides of the world
Sixty years ago in Canada, 12-year-old Diane Hatt went searching for a pen pal in Australia. She found one in South Australian Joy Doevendans and they've become best friends.
Optus to be called before senators to explain triple-0 failure
An inquiry into the telco's triple-0 failure was green-lit by the Senate late on Tuesday and will hold its first hearings in Parliament House next week.
Elon Musk launches new AI-generated site to rival 'left-biased' Wikipedia
Billionaire Elon Musk has launched a new AI-generated site to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which he has accused of being "extremely left-biased".
Amazon cuts 14,000 jobs as it ramps up AI push
The company is committing billions on data centre projects in the US as it tries to keep up with other tech giants making leaps in AI.
Five takeaways from the ABC's Your Say: The Digital Dilemma forum
An emotional plea to the country, concerns about privacy and how Australia's social media ban will actually work. These are the key takeaways from the ABC's Your Say: The Digital Dilemma forum.
Government holds firm on not paying ransom to hackers
The federal government is sticking to its position of not negotiating with cyber criminals, despite hackers releasing personal data from millions of Qantas customers onto the dark web and threatening to target Australia.
Will the Liberals hold firm in the fight over freedom of information?
Crossbenchers are joining forces to condemn the government's FOI bill, calling for its withdrawal and an independent inquiry. Will the Coalition stand for transparency?
Bureaucrat grilling over Optus led to more questions than answers
The government is determined to avoid wearing any blame for Optus' failure but also needs to be transparent about how it handled early advice from the telco.
ABC spent more than $2.5m defending legal action from Antoinette Lattouf
A Federal Court judge found the ABC breached the Fair Work Act when it removed the journalist and broadcaster from the air during a five-day radio presenting contract.
Telcos face Canberra grilling as bill to improve triple-0 system is introduced
New legislation will be introduced to enshrine the powers of the Triple Zero Custodian into law.