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Labor to tighten rules around government use of AI
Australia will tighten oversight of artificial intelligence in automated government decision-making and strengthen privacy safeguards as part of a broader push to allay concerns about the technology’s risks to community safety. Source: ABC News.
Albanese to deliver major speech on artificial intelligence
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will outline new principles and policies on the use of artificial intelligence in a speech tomorrow titled AI in Australia’s interests, on the technology reshaping many facets of the economy and society. Source: The Age.
Only NSW and ACT likely to join national gun buyback
Only two jurisdictions are poised to participate in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s “nationwide” gun buyback, as a senior South Australian minister slammed the federal government for failing to properly consult the public on the scheme. Source: The Australian.
Labor’s proposed digital duty ‘carries potential risks to free speech’
A sweeping power contained in Labor’s proposed Digital Duty of Care could hand Communications Minister Anika Wells and her successors a back door to regulate speech, leading legal academics and civil liberties advocates say. Source: The Australian.
Streaming platforms to show unlimited gambling ads
Labor’s new gambling laws will remove the current blackout on gambling ads during sports matches on streaming services. Source: The Age.
Catholic Schools NSW chief to stand aside amid ICAC probe
The head of the body governing Catholic schools in New South Wales will stand aside after he was named in a corruption probe investigating donations to the NSW Liberal Party. Source: ABC News.
Coalition and Greens team up to delay Labor’s gambling bill
Labor’s long-delayed gambling advertising crackdown will be kicked along to another inquiry as the Coalition and the Greens seek extra time to scrutinise the contentious package, which advocates argue does not go far enough to protect families. Source: The Age.
Albanese plans further tightening of under-16 restrictions
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged a fresh tightening of the country’s world-first social media restrictions, saying the federal government would go further to curb harmful online content. Source: The Age.
Ombudsman warns NDIS could become another Robodebt
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has issued a stark warning to the Albanese Government that its plan to slash $35 billion from the National Disability Insurance Scheme could risk a repeat of the Robodebt scandal. Source: Canberra Times.