Real estate agents bait buyers to auction by underquoting prices
By Julia Bergin
To advertise a property for $1 million knowing it must sell above $1.3 million is illegal. It is called underquoting and in NSW it is rife, according to data analysis.
#PropertyPrices #RealEstateIndustry #HousingPolicy #JuliaBergin
Over a dozen universities are using AI to catch AI — and getting it wrong
By Julia Bergin
At least a dozen Australian universities are using AI to detect AI. But they're not always catching cheats. Instead, they're wrongly accusing students of academic misconduct.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/universities-using-ai-to-detect-students-cheating/105905804
University caught out using AI to wrongly accuse students of cheating with AI
By Julia Bergin
An Australian university has accused thousands of its students of cheating with artificial intelligence. The problem? Many have done nothing wrong.
Coroner finds woman died 'in the context' of taking magic mushrooms
By Julia Bergin
A coroner finds no clear cause of death for 53-year-old Rachael Dixon, who died at a wellness retreat in regional Victoria.
Councillors call for help as threats, abuse leave them living in fear
By Julia Bergin
Local government elected officials in Victoria say they are being threatened, abused and harassed online and in person, but they have no protection.
#OnlineAbuse #LawCrimeandJustice #LocalGovernment #CommunityOrganisations #GovernmentandPolitics #JuliaBergin
The courtroom drama of Lachlan Young's murder trial
By Julia Bergin
From start to finish the Lachlan Young trial for the alleged murder of Hannah McGuire was riddled with twists and turns. A look back on a turbulent eight days in court.
The courtroom drama of Lachlan Young's murder trial
By Julia Bergin
From start to finish the Lachlan Young trial for the alleged murder of Hannah McGuire was riddled with twists and turns. A look back on a turbulent eight days in court.
Activists around the world are increasingly taking aim — with oil, soup, syrup and slime — at iconic works of art to protest climate inaction. Via #Crikey By #JuliaBergin #auspol
https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/01/24/climate-protester-joana-partyka-mccubbin-painting/
The government has proposed reforms for the country's biggest emitters. What's involved?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/01/11/australia-ambitious-emissions-plan-offsets-reforms/
Via: #Crikey By: #JuliaBergin #Auspol
