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Which Australian MP Does ChatGPT Consider ‘Controversial?’

Australian right-leaning politicians appear to fare poorly when put to the test under the AI-powered ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. The emergence of ChatGPT, a widely accessible AI-powered tool that can engage the public in all sorts of conversations, has spurred questions over the truthfulness and possible left or right-wing bias of chatbots. Chatbots work by trawling…


Opposition Leader Calls on Australian Government to Put More Gas on the Grid

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has urged the Labor government to add more gas to Australia’s power grid to reduce energy bills for households and businesses. This comes after The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) released the new default market offer, which caps the maximum rate energy retailers can charge residential and small business customers in New…


US and Australia Establish Climate and Clean Energy as ‘Third Pillar’ of Alliance

The United States will support Australia to become a global renewable energy powerhouse and has established renewable energy and the climate as a “central pillar” of the bilateral alliance. “Today, what we’ve done is add a new element to that alliance up front, very clearly, unequivocally, on climate action. Because climate action, of course, is…


Australian PM Backs G7 Statement Against China’s Economic Coercion

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed Australia’s support for the leaders’ statement coming from the G7 summit against China asserting its disputed claims in the Indo-Pacific region through force and coercion. “We have said for some time that China’s activity, and we expressed concern for ourselves as well, the chafing of one of our aircraft,…


Australian PM Backs G-7 Statement Against China’s Economic Coercion

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed Australia’s support for the leaders’ statement coming from the G-7 summit against China asserting its disputed claims in the Indo-Pacific region through force and coercion. “We have said for some time that China’s activity, and we expressed concern for ourselves as well, the chafing of one of our aircraft,…


PM Continues Quiet Targeting of Greens As Housing Fund Stoush Continues

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued his quiet targeting of the Greens Party, calling out the Greens Housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather for failing to support the Housing Australia Future Fund, and also running petitions to block the development of more housing supply in Brisbane. “One of the things that we need to do is to make sure that…


Australian PM Believes Breakthrough in Trade Relationship with China Is Possible

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese believed Australia would be able to make a breakthrough in resolving the trade war with China following a recent delegation to Beijing. Trade Minister Don Farrell has returned after visiting China on the week ending May 14 to discuss with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao the possibility of Beijing lifting…


Australian PM Rejects Inflation Concerns as New Budget Announced

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has assured the public that the latest round of government relief for low-income Australians would not fuel inflation amid warnings from the opposition. In an interview with ABC Radio on May 10, the prime minister reiterated the government’s views that the $14.6 billion living cost package outlined in the 2023-2024…


Government Let Gas Companies Lead the Way on Changes to Petroleum Tax: Greens

Greens Treasury spokesperson Senator Nick McKim and Senator Dorinda Cox have alleged that the federal government is letting the gas industry lead the way on its proposed changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT), accusing the government of simply appeasing the gas industry. PRRT is a profits-based tax that only taxes profits of petroleum…


A Woman Is an Adult Female, Says Australian PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has waded into the culture wars by identifying a woman as an adult female during an interview with Sky News Piers Morgan. The prime minister, who is in London to attend the coronation of King Charles III, was asked by Morgan his thoughts on what a woman was—a controversial topic for…