Anthony Albanese says he wants to do AI 'the Australian way' – video

By: Presented and produced by Matilda Boseley

15 July 2026 at 11:24

For months, artists and activists have been calling on the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to act on the AI boom as datacentres pop up around the country. Today he made a major speech at the University of Sydney addressing copyright, the regulation of datacentres and the future of AI in Australia

'Not up for grabs': Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright 'theft'

‘Not up for grabs’: Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright ‘theft’

The Guardian - Technology

By: Josh Butler · Luca Ittimani and Tom McIlroy

15 July 2026 at 07:18

PM lays out plan for datacentre development and rejects prospect tech companies will be given free use of Australian data

Anthony Albanese has promised “the strongest possible protection” for Australian creatives against misuse of their work by artificial intelligence models, warning it would be “theft” if writers, artists and musicians didn’t have control of their work or receive payment for its use.

Amid growing community concern about large energy-intensive datacentres, the federal government will also set strict new rules for the facilities, including where they can be built, that they shouldn’t compete for land with housing, their power and water use, and that they don’t increase electricity prices for consumers.

Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds

The Guardian - Energy

By: Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

14 July 2026 at 15:01

GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power

Claims by the Coalition and One Nation that abandoning a net zero climate target would bring down power prices are contradicted in a new CSIRO report on the costs of generating electricity.

Generation costs will probably rise after 2030 regardless of Australia’s policy on net zero, according to the CSIRO’s annual GenCost report, but prices should then stabilise at levels below recent price spikes.

AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split

The Guardian - Technology

By: Dan Jervis-Bardy and Josh Butler

11 July 2026 at 21:00

Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creatives

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When Anna Funder stood before a pack of journalists at Parliament House this month, she presented herself not just as a writer but also a “victim of crime”.

The Stasiland author was using the analogy to illustrate how technology companies have flagrantly “hoovered up” her literary works for their own profit.

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