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OpenAI apologises for hack, but boss won’t answer questions
3 minutes Posted Sep 29, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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OpenAI has apologised for a breach of Australian government websites, including Medicare – but its chief executive Sam Altman won’t answer questions from a parliamentary committee about how the hack happened. Plus, the Greens are in the market for a new leader after Larissa Waters steps down.

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