ABC News Top Stories

ABC News Top Stories

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  4. Number 4: Coalition say Labor migration plan will 'throttle' economy | ABC News Top Stories

    The Coalition has heaped criticism on Labor's newly announced migration changes. Labor plans to reduce migration by barring most international students from bringing their families, reducing the number of 2nd and 3rd year working holiday visas and detaining and deporting visa overstayers. Deputy Opposition Leader Jane Hume says migration has been too high and standards have been too low under Labor, while Liberal MP Zoe McKenzie says the plan will "throttle" the Australian economy. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says he he'd like the measures to go further, but needs the coalitions support to pass the senate. + Open AI has revealed six more incidents of unexpected or concerning behaviour by its intelligence models. Some of the previously unreported incidents include models concealing or fabricating information and generating instructions to get around restrictions. In response, the Chat GPT maker says it will launch a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of its AI models misbehaving. + The Fitzroy River in Rockhampton will host rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics despite the risk of crocodiles. International sporting bodies have endorsed the venue for despite concerns over the current, length and crocodiles. An assessment has found the central Queensland river suitable, with no widening or dredging needed. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says the doubters have been proven wrong.

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  5. Number 5: Labor tightens visa rules as Tony Burke vows migration targets will be met | ABC News Top Stories

    The federal government is clamping down on backpackers as part of its shake-up to Australia's migration system. National Farmers Federation says food will become more expensive and supermarkets emptier under the changes, and that there will be an immediate economic impact for farmers, who already cannot get workers for the harvesting season. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has also confirmed International students will mostly be banned from bringing their families to Australia under the changes. + A high-profile sportsperson has told a Sydney court he replied to a text message from Alan Jones on the night he allegedly kissed him without consent because he wanted things to go back to normal. The athlete, complainant M, alleges he was kissed on the mouth by Alan Jones without consent at a public event in 2015 in front of hundreds of people. The court heard Mr Jones sent a text to the complainant after the event saying "I hope you can feel my kisses darling", to which the complainant replied "let me know when we catch up". Mr Jones has pleaded not guilty to all 22 charges relating to six alleged victims. + The head of the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra insists there's no security risk with the upcoming release of a new Bluey 'dollarbuck'. Two years after the alleged theft of a cache of collectible Bluey coins - worth $600,000 interstate. In August 2024, a man was charged after allegedly stealing 64,000 uncirculated $1 Bluey coins from a storage facility in Sydney, where the Australian Mint packages were being held before their September release date.

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