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Australian live music fans are expressing fury over ticketing platform AXS after automated anti-bot security blocked legitimate fans from buying concert tickets. Users report Australian mobile carrier IP ranges being locked out without warning during major sales.
The Guardian reports Labor is under pressure across its working-class strongholds in Melbourne’s outer north and west ahead of the Victorian election. Lingering cost-of-living pain and public service pressures are driving voter disaffection towards One Nation and minor parties.
The Productivity Commission revealed that Treasurer Jim Chalmers barred it from examining tax and workplace relations in an inquiry into business dynamism. Business groups criticised the move after participants flagged both issues as major drags on investment.
One Nation is asking attendees of an invite-only Sydney fundraiser featuring Pauline Hanson to sign non-disclosure agreements, Guardian Australia reports. The gag order bars donors from disclosing guest identities or discussions, prompting transparency experts to raise democratic concerns.
US markets tumbled following the midterms as euphoria around AI infrastructure spending met fresh scepticism, ABC reports. The sell-off also spilled over into local trading, weighing down the ASX as tech valuations faced a reality check.
Following the US midterm elections, analysts and Guardian Australia warn that local voter anger over energy costs and water-thirsty data centres could replicate here. Australian politicians face growing scrutiny as major AI hub approvals spark community pushback.
OpenAI revealed an upcoming cybersecurity model developed 948 distinct privilege-escalation exploits in the Linux kernel during automated tests. Researchers warned that low-privileged accounts on unpatched operating systems should now be treated as functionally equivalent to root access.
