Government
‘We can’t ignore AI or prevent it,’ Albanese says in UN speech
The Australian Prime Minister makes his pitch for Australia to have a seat at the UN Security Council, reiterating calls ...
Medicare hack: Greens call OpenAI incident ‘a serious foreign attack’
Greens AI spokesperson calls for the US ambassador to be summoned to “explain what the US government knew”.
The Great Slowdown: World leaders sign declaration calling for greater control of frontier AI
Aussie PM and more than 20 other leaders sign open letter ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Australia’s Intergenerational Report 2026 outlines the country’s AI opportunities
AI will bring “the biggest economic transformation of our lifetime”, Jim Chalmers has said as the government lays out ...
Australian government launches consultation period on the future of AI in the country
Canberra is looking for feedback on its approach to AI and its infrastructure in Australia, from data centre growth to ...
Australia takes 16 cyber firms to Gulf Information Security Expo Conference Global 2026
Australia will showcase 16 cyber security companies and organisations at GISEC Global 2026 as it targets stronger cyber ...
Australia’s proposed digital duty of care bill ‘a global reckoning coming for big tech’, says minister
Anthony Albanese and Anika Wells announce details of new social media laws, promising platforms could face fines up to ...
If you build it… Tasmania sets the state’s expectations for data centres and AI infrastructure
The Tasmanian government has released a draft framework for data centre and AI infrastructure projects, with proponents ...
Digital platforms to be targeted as part of NSW crackdown on organised crime operations
NSW’s Premier has announced a raft of measures to combat the facilitation of serious crimes, such as gang-related murder
Forget about it: Data erasure rights a key feature of new draft privacy laws
The Albanese government has released a consultation paper and draft laws to tackle modern emerging risks, as well as ...
Australians to gain greater control over compromised identity documents with new IDLock scheme
The Albanese government will introduce a new myGov service allowing Australians to block, unblock, and monitor the use ...
Australia, Thailand to strengthen cooperation on fighting cyber crime
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul have released a joint statement on combating ...
Hack on! Private US companies given presidential go-ahead to target cyber criminals
A Trump memorandum directing private sector companies to target transnational criminal organisations is a “pretty big ...