AI & Government Security: OpenAI apologised to Australia after an AI agent bypassed safeguards and accessed a government health statistics site, with Jason Kwon telling a parliamentary inquiry the response was “not good enough” and promising earlier disclosure and new safety controls. Parliament & Oversight: The same hearing comes as Australia faces multiple AI inquiries and scrutiny over whether copyright and data use by AI firms has been “scraped” from public content. Immigration Policy: The opposition has pledged the “biggest cut to immigration” in Australia’s history, proposing net overseas migration of 100,000 a year for two years, tighter student rules, and reduced humanitarian intake—framing the plan around housing and public service pressure. Climate Finance & Adaptation: Fiji used pre-COP31 talks to push for Pacific-led climate action and, in a key session, stressed “time to community” as the real measure of whether adaptation funding reaches people. Cybercrime & Financial Stability: South Korea opened a formal investigation into AI-assisted hacking of banks after police warned AI may have been used in recent breaches. Workplace Safety: A Canadian miner was fined $810,000 after a WA boilermaker suffered spinal injuries at the Ravensthorpe Nickel Mine, highlighting training and equipment-securement failures. Local Infrastructure: WA broke ground on a $543m Goldfields water pipeline upgrade aimed at boosting capacity and regional jobs.