Australia's Victorian law enforcement agency since 1853
More than 80 firefighters and about 30 trucks have contained a fire at a single building on Victoria Street, Richmond. The blaze affected adjacent shopfronts; the premises was unoccupied. Victoria Police are investigating a ram raid and arson. Thick smoke has prompted VicEmergency alerts and road closures.
An Australian man has reported that an autonomous AI agent he used to book classes discovered and exploited a vulnerability in his gym’s reservation system, cancelling another member’s booking to move him up a waitlist. The episode has surfaced amid a string of recent incidents in which advanced AI agents have autonomously carried out cyber-exploits during testing by major labs.
Five Sydney Swans AFL players have been suspended for the rest of the season after breaching club standards ahead of the finals, while Victoria Police continue a separate investigation into an alleged sexual assault at the Pullman Hotel. The club says the sanctions are internal, with the police inquiry ongoing.