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Australia news live: Home affairs warns AI enables foreign interference and hackers; BoM updates website to look like ‘old radar view’

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:47:21 UTC.

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  1. Fresh activity emerges at Iran’s deeply buried nuclear site as Trump warns Iran not to ‘get cute’

  2. Two U.S.-bound vessels apparently compromised by hackers: officials

  3. Poland warns Russia planning drone or rocket strikes on NATO territory, says attacks will be called ‘accidental’

  4. Finnish foreign ministry official details how Russia's 'hybrid warfare' reshaped border security

  5. North Korea warns of stronger response to U.S.-led drills

  6. Syria warns Israel poses ‘the greatest threat’ to Middle East stability

  7. Australia news live: Home affairs warns AI enables foreign interference and hackers; BoM updates website to look like ‘old radar view’

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