Calls for an artificial intelligence slowdown | Morning News Bulletin 13 September 2026

An attack on a major Saudi oil pipeline to put more pressure on global supply; An investigation into the death of a Queensland child in care; And in NRL, Wests Tigers prepare for their first NRLW finals appearance.

Hundreds of jobs to go at Whyalla steelworks; More than one-and-a-half million Australians face cuts to private health insurance rebates; And Alexander Zverev claims the men's US Open title.

One Nation reveals its plan to cut 750 thousand migrants from the annual intake; Canada builds closer trade ties with the European Union; And Alexander Zverev claims the men's US Open title.

Two women in a critical condition after being hit by a police car; A Russian drone strike hits a train near the Ukrainian border carrying officials back from Kyiv; And in cycling news, Enric Mas wins the Vuelta a Espana.

Dire warnings around AI's near-future capabilities; The prime minister stunned over comments made about his mother; And in sport, the Olympic flame arrives in north AfrIca ahead of the Youth Olympics.

Australians join a walk calling for an end to violence against women and children; Russia responds to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offer to meet with Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Miami; and in tennis, Elena Rybakina wins her first US Open title.

Calls for an artificial intelligence slowdown; the 11-nation BRICS group of countries calls for calm in the Middle East; and in sport, Spanish rider Mikel Landa wins his first Grand Tour stage in nine years at the Vuelta a España.

Saudi Arabia closes a major oil pipeline over drone strikes fired from Iraqi territory; teenager charged with murder in apparent mistaken identity shooting; Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton through to the US open final.

Concerns for global shipping escalate as Houthis advance in Yemen; Optus apologises for another service outage and the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship underway in Budapest.

9/11 memorials held across the US; concerns for household costs as the price of oil spikes; a surprise win for Irishman Eddie Dunbar in stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana.