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    Government coverage encompasses the decisions, policies and actions of elected leaders and state institutions that affect everyday life. This topic tracks domestic political developments across multiple democracies, from parliamentary debates and policy announcements to electoral campaigns and shifts in political strategy. Readers will find reporting on how government spending, taxation and regulatory choices influence the economy, public services and household finances.

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    • Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

      Israel’s culture minister, Miki Zohar, has called for the Israeli citizenship of documentary directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor to be revoked, accusing them of treason over their film NAZA, which examines Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza. The Guardian-produced documentary, based on interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence whistleblowers, details AI-powered targeting…

    • Rayner boasts about masterminding Labour’s worker’s rights explosion blamed for heaping costs onto struggling firms

      Angela Rayner used her address to the Trade Union Congress in Brighton to celebrate the Employment Rights Act, which came into force in December, crediting union leaders for helping shape legislation that expanded sick pay, paternity leave and other worker protections. The Communities Secretary’s remarks come as unions push Labour to go further with additional…

    • Australia’s outdated technology is vulnerable to AI hacking attacks, signals chief says

      Australia’s top intelligence agency has warned that the country’s ageing technology infrastructure leaves it vulnerable to attacks exploiting artificial intelligence, as the government works on new AI regulations. Abigail Bradshaw, director general of the Australian Signals Directorate, told the Sydney Dialogue summit in Canberra that governments and businesses would need to spend “enormous” sums updating…

    • OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears

      OpenAI has called on UK lawmakers to seize the current political momentum and introduce legislation to control powerful artificial intelligence systems, urging narrowly targeted rules aimed at the most advanced AI labs rather than smaller startups. The intervention comes amid mounting global unease, with a cross-party parliamentary committee warning that the world is unprepared for…

    • Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Launch a Streaming Public Policy Group

      Netflix, YouTube and Amazon have launched a new Washington D.C. lobbying group, the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance (SACA), to represent streaming platforms’ interests before US regulators and lawmakers. Launched on the Monday of the article’s reporting and led by TechNet, with its senior vice president Mike Ward also heading SACA, the group fills a…

    • The four-hour-long Elon Musk documentary might be preaching to the choir

      Alex Gibney’s new four-hour documentary “Musk” offers an exhaustive chronicle of Elon Musk’s rise from dot-com millionaire to a figure wielding vast influence over US institutions, but a Verge review from the Toronto International Film Festival suggests it may struggle to change minds. The film methodically traces how Musk built his public mythology and accumulated…

    • China spies on US, Trump says, as Amazon axes crash-linked carrier

      Trump insisted China spies on America just as America spies on China after claims Beijing aided an Iranian missile strike; Amazon suspends 21 Air over Miami crash safety failures, Alan Jones stands trial in Sydney and a Tracy coach faces locker-room recording charges.

    • Former DeepMind researcher warns governments on dangers of self-improving AI

      Alex Turner, a former Google DeepMind researcher, argues that warnings from AI lab CEOs about the dangers of rapid AI development are well-founded and calls for governments to intervene before companies allow AI systems to self-improve beyond human control. Drawing on his own research into AI “power-seeking” and his resignation from DeepMind over the company’s…

    • Revolut falls for fake government requests, hands over customer data

      Revolut, the British digital bank, exposed sensitive customer data after falling for a sophisticated impersonation scam in which fraudsters used a genuine government agency’s email domain to submit bogus requests for information. The incident matters because it compromised highly sensitive identity and financial records, and those claiming responsibility are now threatening to leak further data…

    • What happens after a town de-Flocks

      Local governments across the United States, from Florida to Washington state, are cancelling contracts with Flock Safety, the company behind AI-enabled licence plate readers, following mounting public pressure over privacy and surveillance concerns. However, ending a contract does not necessarily mean the cameras come down immediately or that previously collected data is deleted, leaving significant…