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New industry codes seek to take on AI chatbots that encourage suicide and engage in sexually explicit conversations with Aussie kids

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The eSafety Commissioner has registered new industry-drafted codes which aim to better protect children from a range of harmful and age-inappropriate content, including the clear and present danger posed by mostly unregulated AI-driven companion chatbots. Many of these chatbots are capable of engaging in sexually explicit conversations with minors, and have been alleged to also encourage … Continued

Legacy of Flying Tigers honored with new exhibition in south China

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NANNING, China, Sept. 8, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– A permanent exhibition honoring the Flying Tigers — the American volunteer pilots who fought alongside Chinese forces against Japanese aggressors during World War II — opened on Sunday in Liuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Housed in the Liuzhou Military Museum, the exhibition brings together more than 1,000 … Continued

Memorial Day Service to Remember Lives Lost to Coal Mining

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The Mining and Energy Union will hold its 28th Annual Memorial Day Service to remember lives lost to coal mining this Sunday 14 September.  The service is held to acknowledge the men, women and boys who have lost their lives in the Northern District Coalfields – with 1,793 names etched on the Jim Comerford Memorial Wall.  … Continued

LIFELINE SYDNEY & SUTHERLAND CALLS ON SYDNEY AND SUTHERLAND SHIRE TO UNITE FOR ‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’ WALK ON WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY

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LIFELINE SYDNEY & SUTHERLAND CALLS ON SYDNEY AND SUTHERLAND SHIRE TO UNITE FOR ‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’ WALK ON WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY MEDIA RELEASE – 8TH September 2025 This World Suicide Prevention Day (Wednesday 10 September), Lifeline Sydney and Sutherland is encouraging the local community to walk 9km to honour the nine lives lost … Continued

Diary Note – Maclean Brothers row into Sydney Monday Sept 8

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Maritime Museum welcomes the Maclean Brothers   Monday September 8 11 am 2 Murray Street   The Maclean Brothers will be rowing into the Maritime Museum to promote their world record cross-pacific row   Three brothers from Edinburgh set a world record by completing the fastest unsupported row across the full Pacific Ocean, arriving in … Continued