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Opus 5, Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 — what the Claude 5 family means for Australians

Anthropic's top tier is now three models and Australians can buy two. The 30-day retention rule binds API organisations, not Pro subscribers.

19 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
AI Assistants & Chatbots

Claude vs Microsoft Copilot for Australian businesses — which one wins in 2026

Claude is a standalone thinking tool. Microsoft Copilot lives inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams — and clears IRAP PROTECTED data residency. Both score 21/25, for opposite reasons. Here's the honest head-to-head for Australian businesses.

18 Jun 2026 · 13 min read
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Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5 — free for now, with a data-retention catch

Anthropic's most powerful public model, Fable 5, is free on Claude Pro and Max until 22 June — then it moves to usage credits. Here's the Australian read, including the data-retention catch.

10 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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Claude Opus 4.8 lands: sharper judgement, an effort slider, and a cheaper fast mode

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 brings better judgement, an effort slider and a fast mode that's roughly 3x cheaper. Here's the Australian read.

9 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
AI Assistants & Chatbots

Claude AI Review Australia 2026: Better Than ChatGPT?

Claude is the thinking person's AI assistant — and as of March 2026, Anthropic has an Australian office and an MOU with the AU Government. Here's the updated review with the Sydney story folded in.

15 May 2026 · 17 min read
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Claude Code learns to run on a schedule — Routines arrive with a redesigned desktop app

The agentic coder now works while you sleep: Routines run configured tasks on a schedule or an event, and the new desktop app runs more of them at once.

15 Apr 2026 · 2 min read
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Anthropic is coming to Sydney — and says Australian coders are the reason

The maker of Claude is opening its fourth Asia-Pacific office in Sydney — and the phrase Australian businesses should notice is 'exploring local compute.'

10 Mar 2026 · 2 min read
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 lands — same price, better default for Australian users (2026)

Anthropic upgraded Claude's default model to Sonnet 4.6 — better across coding, reasoning and agent work, with no change to the price Australians pay.

17 Feb 2026 · 3 min read