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Billions of dollars from the National Disability Insurance Scheme are lost each year to fraud or other “integrity leakage” issues that add up to about 8.3 per cent of its total cost, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.Losses to scams, errors or other non-compliance are a major threat to the government’s efforts to reduce spending growth in the fast-expanding scheme from over 10 per cent per year to just two per cent per annum over the next four years.Given the scheme is forecast to cost $52 billion this financial year, it would translate to roughly $3.7 billion worth of misused NDIS…

AI signage at the Robert Bosch booth at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing, China, on Saturday, April 25, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Electric carmakers in China are layering on more of the same artificial intelligence features as they try to survive a prolonged price war in the world’s largest auto market.The competition has shifted over the last few years, from extending battery range to rolling out driver-assist systems and using more powerful automotive chips. Now, automakers are focusing on a suite of in-car AI features.More than 50 car brands now use ByteDance’s Doubao AI model, the…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 7: A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Tokyo on March 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesJapan Airlines began testing humanoid robots for ground operations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport amid chronic labor shortages.The airline is partnering with GMO AI & Robotics to trial robots for tasks such as baggage loading and cabin cleaning starting in May, according to a joint statement Monday.The initiative comes as Japan’s aviation sector struggles with rising tourism demand and a shrinking…

Price of petrol in US jumps by nearly 30 cents in one week amid Strait of Hormuz blockade and Iran diplomatic deadlock.The average price of one gallon (3.8 litres) of gasoline in the United States has reached $4.30, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), up from less than $3 before the February 28 start of the US-Israel war on Iran.Thursday’s prices come as US President Donald Trump insists that time is on his side in the standoff with Iran, even as he refuses Tehran’s offers of a preliminary deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Recommended Stories list of 3…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Wyoming city councilman is facing backlash after posting a comment suggesting the state should “hang bad judges” in response to a court ruling on abortion, later insisting the remark was “not a threat.”State Rep. Mike Yin, a Democrat, shared a post from Wyoming Public Radio & Media on Facebook regarding a Natrona County judge temporarily blocking the state’s six-week abortion ban, allowing abortions to resume while the law faces ongoing legal challenges.”The legislature should obey the Constitution and the freedom to make your own healthcare choices. Instead we keep making it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials announced Thursday that a doctor and his son have been accused of operating a family-run pill mill in New York, in what authorities describe as a brazen abuse of medical authority to fuel the illegal distribution of prescription drugs.Over a roughly three-month period in 2022, the physician allegedly wrote fraudulent prescriptions for highly addictive medications without ever examining patients, while his son found buyers and collected payments as part of the scheme, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).Authorities say the pair distributed a wide range of drugs, including those commonly…

At the 4 Loads Disposal Compound in Kelowna, B.C., heavy loads are a normal part of business but operators say  there’s a different kind of load they are being forced to carry, one that is financially hurtful. “It’s just an added, added cost and an added burden,” said Colton Sobchak, one of the company’s operations managers.The added burden is part of a growing trend of dumpsters being deliberately damaged by fires and vandalism.Security photos from numerous local businesses show recycling and garbage bins ravaged by fire, tagged with graffiti and their secured lids busted.“The last year and a half to…

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JAKARTA: An Indonesian court has sentenced Gibran Huzaifah, co-founder and former chief executive of agritech company eFishery, to nine years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering, a court document showed.Judges at a court in the Indonesian city of Bandung handed the nine-year prison sentence to Gibran on Wednesday (Apr 29), a verdict sheet published on the court’s website showed.Police have been investigating the case since 2024, when a complaint was brought against Gibran and another individual identified only by his initial, C, for misconduct at eFishery. The parties that filed the report to the police were identified as victims. After…

NewsFeedIsrael has provoked international condemnation for its interception of Gaza-bound aid boats in international waters and detention of hundreds onboard, including Al Jazeera journalists. World leaders, rights groups and media advocates are demanding Israel release the Global Sumud Flotilla detainees.Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo