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OpenAI to test sponsored product images in ChatGPT in US this month
OpenAI is introducing visual ads to ChatGPT, featuring sponsored product images that will initially appear when users generate images. This marks an expansion of OpenAI’s advertising strategy, which began in February with text-based sponsored links. The move represents OpenAI’s efforts to monetise ChatGPT beyond its subscription tiers. The visual ads will be tested in the…
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UNSW student loses defamation case over Facebook post about his conduct
A 50-year-old UNSW student has lost a defamation case against a fellow alumnus over a Facebook post made at 2.25am in February 2025. Milton Kelly sued Andrew Perish over comments in a university student group alleging he had “chatted up 18-year-old girls” in the library and engaged in “creepy” behaviour; Kelly also unsuccessfully fought to…
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Foxes Den ends Sam Wood partnership after domestic violence charges
Foxes Den has ended its partnership with fitness influencer and former Bachelor contestant Sam Wood after he was charged with domestic violence offences. The decision adds to the business consequences he faces while the allegations are before the courts. The 46-year-old was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting after…
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Taylor to present Coalition migration cuts aimed at countering One Nation
Opposition leader Angus Taylor is expected to present a revamped Coalition immigration policy to his partyroom, with the aim of competing with One Nation’s proposals. The plan would reduce migration by tightening rules for several visa groups and prioritising highly skilled migrants. According to party sources cited in the article, net migration would be cut…
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Former Hampshire chief faces hearing over alleged affairs with junior officers
Scott Chilton, the former chief constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, faced a misconduct hearing over allegations of having affairs with two junior female officers whilst in senior roles. The allegations raise serious questions about leadership ethics, the abuse of authority, and protections for junior officers within the police hierarchy. Chilton’s conduct is…
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Nyadol Nyuon seeks $150,000 to support herself before leaving Australia in 2027
Refugee advocate and lawyer Nyadol Nyuon, who received the Order of Australia Medal in 2022 for her work on refugee issues, has launched a GoFundMe seeking $150,000 to support herself until she leaves Australia in mid-2027, when she plans to renounce her citizenship. In 2025, she resigned from her role as director of Victoria University’s…
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Seattle drug episode video intensifies scrutiny of Mayor Katie Wilson’s leadership
Footage of a homeless woman experiencing an apparent drug-induced episode on a Seattle street accumulated over two million views within two days. Journalist Jonathan Choe, who documented the incident in Seattle’s Chinatown district, criticised the city’s response to its homelessness and drug crisis, reporting that paramedics eventually took the woman to hospital for treatment. The…
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15-year-old loses hand during protest near school in Lens, France
A 15-year-old boy lost a hand during a confrontation between police and demonstrators near a school in Lens, north-eastern France. The prefect described the incident as very serious, while saying the teenager’s life was not in danger; an investigation is under way to establish what happened. The injury occurred on Monday as protests over school…
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Jens Harzer brings Oscar Wilde’s prison letter to anguished life on stage
The Berliner Ensemble brings Oscar Wilde’s “De Profundis” to London’s Coronet Theatre as a raw, anguished monologue performed by Jens Harzer. Originally written as a letter by Wilde whilst imprisoned for homosexuality, addressed to his ex-lover Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie), this rarely-staged work plumbs the depths of an artist’s despair and his tortured relationship with…
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Lawyer who certified forged documents for a conman breaks down at tribunal after elderly couple nearly lost their property
A former solicitor has broken down in remorse at tribunal proceedings after her dishonesty nearly cost an elderly couple their property. Tina Dawson, formerly of Tamworth, was central to a fraud orchestrated by Anthony Lyons, who exploited the generosity of Kenneth and Cheryl Carr—an elderly couple he had reconnected with after decades. The fraud was…