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Dozens of Australian politicians have been targeted by a foreign network operating on Facebook to spread AI deepfakes.   The federal Opposition is calling for a Senate inquiry into alleged rorting of the Albanese government's solar battery rebate scheme.   The UK has announced a ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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A foreign-led influence operation on Facebook utilized AI-generated deepfakes to target dozens of Australian politicians, highlighting vulnerabilities in democratic processes. The incident underscores the growing threat of synthetic media in geopolitical interference and its potential to destabilize national information ecosystems. While primarily focused on misinformation, such coordinated campaigns demonstrate the lower barrier to entry for sophisticated social engineering attacks powered by frontier AI. This development is highly relevant to Australian electoral integrity and the broader global discourse on regulating harmful AI-generated content to prevent systemic societal risks.

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