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Australia's Data Centres Could Eat 13% of National Electricity by 2035
A regulator's forecast buried in a routine report reveals how sharply AI infrastructure is set to reshape Australia's power grid, and who gets to decide what gets built where.
Australia's federal government rules out fossil-fuel exemptions for state data centres
Energy minister Chris Bowen says coal and gas can only power new data centres if states prove it is cheaper than renewables, with no special deals for Queensland or the Northern Territory.
Australia bans AI-generated songs from its music charts
The country's peak music body now requires every charting song to be 'substantially human made', after an AI-assisted Madonna cover reached number two nationally.
Australia Forces Tech Giants to Pay for News, and Nine's CEO Thinks AI Makes That Bet Bigger
New Australian laws could make Google and Meta pay levies if they don't cut deals with local newsrooms. Nine Entertainment's boss says it opens a 'world of growth' even as the company trims $160 million in costs.
Australia's PM Tries to Calm State Leaders Over National AI Datacentre Law
Anthony Albanese heads into a national cabinet meeting promising that new federal controls on datacentres will work alongside state rules, not override them. Behind the scenes: power bills, planning fights, and a seven-fold rise in electricity demand.
Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Report Used ChatGPT for Editing, Authors Admit
A $3.48 million government-funded study into age-checking technology contains citations to academic articles that do not appear to exist. The authors say AI did not invent them.
Deepfake scams using Australia's PM have cost victims $7.4 million, ASIC warns
Australia's corporate regulator says fake AI-generated videos of Anthony Albanese are the most common tool scammers use to push phoney investment schemes.
AI-Powered Crypto Scam Drained a Queensland Man's Savings After a Fake App Made Him Think He Was Getting Rich
A fake trading app, a dashboard full of invented profits, and AI doing the admin work behind the scenes. Here is how a new breed of investment scam operates, and what to watch for.
When an AI bot causes harm, who pays? Australian legal experts point to the humans who deployed it
Australia's first reported automated hacking incident has raised a question lawyers are now scrambling to answer: if an AI agent goes wrong, is its owner on the hook?
South Australia is launching a royal commission into AI, and it wants the tech giants in the room
Premier Peter Malinauskas is spending $3 million to figure out how artificial intelligence should be regulated before the technology outpaces the rules meant to govern it.
NSW Deputy Premier Wants to Ban Unsupervised AI-Assisted Homework Amid HSC Integrity Fears
Half of every NSW student's final school result comes from take-home work. Officials now worry AI is quietly doing that work for them.
Australia's Government Is Writing the Rules for AI Data Centres. Can It Actually Work?
A senior minister is talking about copyright scraping, public distrust, and national standards for data centres. Here is what the policy push means for ordinary Australians.
Australia's fuel excise cut has ended. Here is what that means at the pump.
A temporary fuel tax relief introduced during the Iran conflict expired at midnight Monday. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is now urging the fuel price regulator to watch service stations closely for any unjustified price rises.
Rare books shredded to feed AI: Australian sellers sound the alarm
Secondhand and rare book dealers in Australia say old books are being bulk-bought, scanned for AI training data, then destroyed. For the people who trade in physical books, that process feels like cultural vandalism.
A mega data centre planned for outer Melbourne would be almost six times the size of Chadstone shopping centre
More than 3,600 residents have signed a petition asking for a careful look at a proposed AI data centre in suburban Melbourne. The project has become a flashpoint in a national argument about whether Australia is building too many of these facilities, too fast.