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We don’t have the data on data centres’ impact

Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”. This would...

A key science publishing platform is cracking down on AI slop

20 May 2026 | by Vitomir Kovanovic

The pre-print website arXiv has announced that researchers who put their names to papers which included errors clearly generated by artificial intelligence (AI) will face a year-long ban and...

In the face of rampant AI, is ‘data poisoning’ a new form of civil disobedience?

15 April 2026 | by Claire Tanner, Mor Vered, and Sam Cadman

The explosion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has provoked both hopes and anxieties about the potential benefits and harms of this technology. In advanced economies, people are almost...

Australia scrapped a key STEM equity program. Where are we now?

5 June 2025 | by Maria Vieira

In June 2024, the Australian government ended the Women in STEM Ambassador program. The decision followed a report that urged a broader, intersectional approach to diversity in the fields...

Plans to stockpile critical minerals will help Australia weather global uncertainty

28 April 2025 | by Professor Mohan Yellishetty

The world needs huge quantities of critical minerals to make batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines, mobile phones, computers and advanced weaponry. Many of these minerals lie under Australian soil....

YouTube hosts a lot of garbage – but the government is right to let kids keep watching it

19 February 2025 | by Catherine Page Jeffery and Joanne Gray

When the Australian government passed legislation in November last year banning young people under 16 from social media, it included exemptions for platforms “that are primarily for the purposes...

Social media platforms are throttling access to news

5 December 2024 | by Cameron McTernan

Just days out from the United States presidential election last month, X (formerly Twitter) suddenly crippled the ability of many major media and political organisations to reach audiences on...

A world-first law in Europe is targeting AI. Other countries can learn from it

15 August 2024 | by Rita Matulionyte

Around the world, governments are grappling with how best to manage the increasingly unruly beast that is artificial intelligence (AI). This fast-growing technology promises to boost national economies and...

Malicious AIs are the new frontier of online threats

25 July 2024 | by Bayu Anggorojati, Arif Perdana and Derry Wijaya

The internet, a vast and indispensable resource for modern society, has a darker side where malicious activities thrive. From identity theft to sophisticated malware attacks, cyber criminals keep coming...

Small modular reactors unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050

24 July 2024 | by Ian Lowe and Kylie Walker

Australia’s clean energy transition is already underway, driven by solar, wind, batteries and new transmission lines. But what about nuclear? Opposition leader Peter Dutton last month committed to building...

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We don’t have the data on data centres’ impact

A key science publishing platform is cracking down on AI slop

In the face of rampant AI, is ‘data poisoning’ a new form of civil disobedience?

Australia scrapped a key STEM equity program. Where are we now?

Plans to stockpile critical minerals will help Australia weather global uncertainty

YouTube hosts a lot of garbage – but the government is right to let kids keep watching it

A world-first law in Europe is targeting AI. Other countries can learn from it

Malicious AIs are the new frontier of online threats

Small modular reactors unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050

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