Multiple Australian outlets report new figures indicating a sharp increase in HSC cheating, with some students using artificial intelligence to assist misconduct. The reports say the rise is linked to the growing availability and use of AI tools that can support activities such as generating or improving responses for assessment work. While the coverage is consistent in linking the trend to AI use, the outlets present the information primarily as an increase in detected or reported cheating cases rather than detailing specific incidents or particular schools. The sources do not dispute the overall finding that cheating is increasing, and they frame AI as a contributing factor in how students may be cheating or trying to do so. The reporting also implies that education authorities are responding to the challenge posed by AI-enabled cheating, though specific policy measures are not detailed in the shared summaries. Overall, the articles focus on the new statistics and their association with AI, rather than attributing responsibility to any single group or providing extensive breakdowns of the figures.