Albanese confirms Australia will legislate to govern AI
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signalled Australia will move beyond voluntary guardrails and legislate to govern artificial intelligence. Here is...
Mining giants freeze hiring as AI reshapes the resources sector
Reports of hiring freezes across Australia's biggest miners suggest AI and automation are starting to reshape headcount in the resources...
Australia pitched as a training ground for US frontier AI models
An argument doing the rounds says Australia's land, power and alliance with Washington make it an ideal place to train...
Shadow AI emerges as the risk racing ahead of the rules
As staff quietly plug company data into consumer chatbots, security leaders warn the biggest AI risk in Australian workplaces is...
Firmus pitches a ‘very large’ AI factory on the River Murray
Firmus has outlined plans for a large AI computing facility near Tailem Bend, promising hundreds of jobs. Residents want firm...
Australia’s AI office is a ‘kick up the bum’ for New Zealand
As Canberra stands up a dedicated AI office, a New Zealand commentator says the move is a "kick up the...
Deakin signs AI pact with India’s Telangana in education push
Deakin University has inked a memorandum of understanding with the government of Telangana to work together on artificial intelligence, the...
Australia moves to rein in data centre power and water thirst
As artificial intelligence pushes electricity and water demand to new highs, Canberra is preparing rules to make data centres account...
Canberra’s cautious bid to regulate AI leaves industry guessing
Two years into the debate, Australia still has no dedicated AI law. The government's slow, hedged approach is frustrating industry...
Canberra to stand up a Government AI Office and ‘world-leading’ rules
The federal government plans to establish a dedicated Government AI Office and release what it calls world-leading standards, a move...
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