Afternoon Update: BoM’s El Niño prediction; academic used AI to write op-ed; and gen Z’s fear of being cringe

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Australia should prepare for an imminent El Niño, with the Bureau of Meteorology and other agencies forecasting that the weather phenomenon is likely to develop in the coming months.

Sydney academic used AI to write SMH opinion piece urging students to avoid using tech to ‘cut corners’

PM calls Coalition the ‘Liberal One National party’ and Angus Taylor ‘Teemu-Abbott’ in question time

Minister dismisses Labor colleague Ed Husic’s criticism of secondhand Aukus submarines deal as ‘disingenuous’

Sprint star Gout Gout’s under-20 200m world record formally ratified

Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counter-terrorism role

‘Jilly, I had no choice’: Jill Biden recalls pressure Joe Biden faced to drop out of 2024 race