6 October 2026
Coalition slashes migrant intake to counter One Nation The Canberra Times
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6 October 2026
OpenAI in a recent parliamentary hearing has admitted that the company’s response was not “good enough” in response to Australia government hacking incidents. The ...
6 October 2026
OpenAI conceded today that it botched the handling of a hacking incident in Australia, vowing to rebuild trust in a nation it is courting to host massive data centres.
6 October 2026
A top executive was questioned by lawmakers about the breach of a government health care data portal, as the company has faced public outrage and questions of liability.
6 October 2026
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new president The weekend’s elections in Brazil not only put Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the lead in the presidential race , but also underscored how far the former president has come in building a political dynasty. As his far-right senator son heads into a runoff against the leftist incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a sweeping far-right victory in congressional races also secured seats for Jair Bolsonaro’s wife, two of his sons and one of his brothers.
6 October 2026
Aker Solutions’ consultancy arm, Entr, has been awarded a contract by Net Zero Atlantic to deliver an offshore wind transmission routing and technology study in Canada under the Atlantic Canada Offshore Wind Readiness Program. In collaboration with Canadian-based C-CORE, a global leader in risk-based advisory services in harsh marine environments, Entr will explore and evaluate …
6 October 2026
Brazil has significantly expanded the area available for potential future oil and gas exploration along its Equatorial Margin, with regulator ANP defining 501 new offshore blocks covering around 380,000 sq km. The blocks fall within 11 new exploration sectors across the Foz do Amazonas, Pará-Maranhão, Barreirinhas, Ceará, and Potiguar basins. All the acreage is in …
6 October 2026
Singapore-based floater owner and operator Yinson Productions has signed a contract with Italian major Eni for a modification project on the FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor operating offshore Ghana. The modification project, expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2028, will involve fabricating and integrating two key topside modules designed to expand the FPSO …
