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Govt considers levy on data centre revenue to fund R&D

The federal government is considering putting a levy on billions of dollars in annual data centre and hyperscaler revenue to help fund local research, support startups and build Australian...

Australia sees no threat to US ties after digital duty of care criticism

9 September 2026 | by Renju Jose

Australia said on Wednesday it sees no risk to its relationship with the United States after the Trump administration criticised Canberra’s plans to target social media algorithms, which critics...

South Korea weighs nuclear expansion as AI boom grows

9 September 2026 | by Heejin Kim

South Korea’s demand for power in the coming years is set to surge on plans by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to expand production and the building of...

Greens push for tougher AI guardrails and sovereign capability

7 September 2026 | by David Allen

The Greens’ new spokesperson on artificial intelligence David Shoebridge has flagged new policies from the party on sovereign AI capability development and a tougher stance on digital protections for...

MP pushes ‘AI kill switch’ bill after agents go rogue

7 September 2026 | by Justin Hendry

A new private members’ bill would force AI companies to build in shutdown mechanisms and give the Australian government last resort powers to intervene in the event of a...

US, China prepare for mid-September AI safety talks

6 September 2026 | by Laurie Chen

The US and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions said as rapidly advancing frontier...

Treasury’s AI blind spot: growth without capability gain

6 September 2026 | by Justin Hendry

One line in this week’s Treasury analysis of the dizzying economic implications of AI said it all: “In Australia, most productivity growth at the firm level related to AI...

US urges hands-off approach to AI regulation at G20 tech meeting

2 September 2026 | by Courtney Rozen and JC Whittington

The United States has pressed G20 members to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating rules for the technology at a gathering of industry titans and...

UK cranks $189m AI procurement lever in sovereignty drive

2 September 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

The UK government has put almost $200 million on the table for British AI startups to tackle challenges like public health and national security, in a fresh drive to...

Australia risks becoming an AI tenant in its own economy

1 September 2026 | by Dr Alex Antic

Australia has been offered a pragmatic new definition of AI sovereignty. A recent report from the United States Studies Centre argues that, because Australia cannot reproduce America’s frontier AI...

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Govt considers levy on data centre revenue to fund R&D

South Korea weighs nuclear expansion as AI boom grows

MP pushes ‘AI kill switch’ bill after agents go rogue

US, China prepare for mid-September AI safety talks

Treasury’s AI blind spot: growth without capability gain

US urges hands-off approach to AI regulation at G20 tech meeting

UK cranks $189m AI procurement lever in sovereignty drive

Australia risks becoming an AI tenant in its own economy

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