SHOCKING: Andrew charlton - What They Never Told You

Andrew Charlton flags requiring AI companies to run tough ‘risk management’ systems

Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy, Andrew Charlton, has flagged the government is looking to regulate AI companies by forcing them to run rigorous “risk management” processes.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Ministers urge ATO to reverse credit card ban amid growing backlash from small businesses

Business owners who use credit card payments as cashflow tool need ‘clear, consistent approach’, chamber of commerce says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8

Labor has 'real concerns' over ATO credit card ban

The government is accused of peddling a double standard as the tax office refuses to absorb credit card surcharges it can no longer pass on.

AAP · Oct 7

Grattan on Friday: when rogue AI agent ‘scaled a fence’, it reinforced Albanese’s case for tough guardrails

The revelation that an AI agent turned rogue and breached a firewall to get at Medicare statistics has strongly reinforced Anthony Albanese’s case for tough guardrails on this transformative technology.

The Conversation · Sep 24

Noisy, bulky, thirsty: suburbs join war on data centres

Residents claim data centres threaten Australia's democracy and sovereignty, as the fight for social licence in the suburbs heats up.

AAP · Sep 23

Record-low poll puts Labor attack dogs on offensive

Federal government frontbenchers have arced up as their party slips to a record-low primary vote share of 27 per cent in the latest Newspoll.

AAP · Sep 20

Everything Australians put online could be scraped for AI under proposed new rules. How will you be affected?

The Albanese government is considering reforms that give US big tech unrestricted access to Australian content

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16

Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants

Compromise revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, meets Albanese ministers

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15

Australia’s outdated technology is vulnerable to AI hacking attacks, signals chief says

Abigail Bradshaw says ‘enormous’ amounts of money required to update systems that people now expect to be constantly available

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

'You need to accelerate': AI doomsday calls batted away

All Australia has to fear from AI is fear itself, industry leaders and techno-optimists say amid mixed signals about the booming technology's dangers.

AAP · Sep 14