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Agencies gear up to tackle frontier model AI threats

Federal agencies are lining up outside help on frontier AI cyber risk, with a run of procurements for consultants and assessments a sign government is already moving to strengthen its...

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Gig Guide: DTA chief gets two-year extension

Long-time head of the Digital Transformation Agency Chris Fechner will stay in the role for another two years as it develops new policy for tech mega-deals and supports a legacy shift...

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Anthropic grants outside evaluator access in AI safety push

Anthropic has given nonprofit METR employee-level access to its systems and is in talks with others including Hugging Face, as AI companies pitch external evaluators as a way to safely...

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AI market rout slows as investors buy the dip on technology

A market rout centering on the riskiest AI-related borrowers moderated on Thursday, with buyers returning to the tech sector following a weak US open and as a decline in bond yields...

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Anika Wells considers remodeling eSafety as a commission

Communications Minister Anika Wells is considering replacing the eSafety Commissioner role with a committee model – or commission – to deal with rising complaints about online...

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Richard Robson, Nobel and the path to research-led prosperity

In October last year during Nobel Prize announcement week, Professor Richard Robson from the University of Melbourne received news that would bring international attention to a line of...

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PC stands by three-year wait on AI copyright changes

The Productivity Commission has stuck to its view that the government should wait three years before considering any copyright carve-outs to allow AI models to be trained in...

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Aussie battery firm gets EU nod after Canberra walks away

A Queensland critical minerals company that paused its Australian operations after losing a $120 million federal grant has had its refinery designated a strategic project by the...

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Wells cedes harms powers in digital duty of care rewrite

A long-awaited online safety bill forcing tech giants to proactively police harmful content on their platforms will enter federal parliament without a controversial ministerial power,...