The Senate committee conducting an inquiry into AI and data centres has scuttled its hearing in Canberra scheduled for Thursday, apparently falling victim to the Greens’ unexpected leadership change....
The Greens have vowed to stare down “US tech billionaires” and “replace” Labor under new leader David Shoebridge, who emerged victorious on Wednesday from a closely contested leadership race....
Anthropic will not appear before an Australian senate committee hearing on AI on October 1, a source familiar with the matter said, days after a disclosure that an agent...
“Serious action” is needed to lift standards in the telecommunications industry, including tougher watchdog powers and mandatory compensation scheme for outage victims, a Senate committee report says. It also...
Tech giants will now face fines of up to $99 million for breaching Australia’s youth social media ban after legislation doubling the penalties under the world-first regime passed federal...
Australia has proposed giving social media users greater control over the content they see as part of sweeping new powers designed to purge harmful online content and manipulative platform...
Queensland has blocked data centres from being fast-tracked through controversial new planning laws designed to advance its critical minerals industry after an 11-th hour amendment. The Crisafulli government will...
The Greens have lashed a decision to allow some states and territories to power data centres with coal and gas, after national cabinet failed to agree on nationally consistent...
South Australian data centres will face mandatory energy, water and national interest standards in exchange for streamlined development approvals, under a new strategy unveiled by the state government. Australia’s...
The federal government should lock in its data centre expectations with “strong enforceable requirements” around energy, water and transparency, setting national minimum standards for state governments to adhere to...