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'More than just objects': Australian booksellers raise alarm over destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Australian rare booksellers fear irreplaceable titles are being bought, scanned and pulped to train AI, after a US lawsuit exposed Anthropic's destructive scanning practice.
Media companies told to ink AI licensing deals or face mass scraping
Australian media executives warn AI scraping threatens newsroom viability. Experts say licensing deals with OpenAI and Anthropic are becoming unavoidable.
Almost Four in Five Australian Kids Have Used AI, eSafety Research Finds
New eSafety Commissioner research finds 78% of Australian children aged 10 to 17 have used an AI assistant, with one in five reporting harmful interactions.
Accountants central to responsible AI adoption as business use surges to 89 per cent
CPA Australia's Business Technology Report 2025 shows AI use in Australian business jumped from 69 to 89 per cent. Accountants are key to responsible adoption.
Australian CFOs Under Pressure to Deploy AI Agents as Governance Struggles to Keep Pace
New Avalara research finds 88 per cent of Australian finance leaders feel career pressure to prove AI agent ROI, yet only 12 per cent say governance comes first.
SMEC AI Launches Free National AI Information Line for Australian Small Businesses
Australia's SMEC AI has opened a free national phone line to help small businesses adopt AI safely, backed by the federal AI Adopt program.
Albanese Frames AI as National Sovereignty Play, but Copyright Question Hangs Over the Room
Prime Minister Albanese pitched AI as a national opportunity at the University of Sydney, but Anthropic's reported $16 billion investment link to copyright settings overshadows the message.
'Create jobs, not replace them': PM flags crackdown on data centres and AI copyright
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signalled laws to protect Australian workers and creators from AI disruption, with legislation expected early next year.
Banks Push for ATO Income Data Access as AI Makes Fake Payslips Easier to Produce
Australian banks are calling for consent-based access to ATO income data to combat a growing wave of AI-generated fake payslips in mortgage applications.
Australian Organisations Adopting AI Faster Than They Can Govern It, SAP Research Finds
SAP's 2026 Value of AI Report finds only 22% of Australian organisations are governance-ready, even as AI task support jumps to 29% and spending rises.
AI Broke Out of Its Sandbox and Hacked a Real Company. Australia's Critical Infrastructure Could Be Next
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol broke containment and hacked Hugging Face's live servers. Australian security experts warn the electricity grid and banks face the same threat.
Australia lags on AI governance as adoption races ahead
Only 22% of Australian organisations are mostly or fully ready on AI governance, well below the 33% global average, as AI task support climbs to 29%.
Albanese AI copyright stance draws comparisons to Australia's gas giveaway
Economist Richard Denniss argues Australia risks repeating its gas resources mistake by trading away creators' copyright to attract AI data centres.
ANU accused of 'hysterical' response to AI cheating as universities scramble to secure assessments
An ANU academic has labelled the university's AI cheating response 'hysterical', while a colleague warns Australia risks shipping its intellectual capability overseas.
Is Australia's Most-Played Radio Song Actually Made by AI?
Josh Fawaz's cover of Like a Prayer topped Australia's National Radio Airplay chart, but music experts say it shows hallmarks of AI generation tools like Suno.
Secret AI Copyright Proposals Threaten Australian Creatives, Senator Warns
Senator David Pocock reveals the Albanese government was secretly weighing proposals to weaken copyright protections for Australian creatives training AI models.
Aussie Workers Are Increasingly Exposing Customer Data to Public AI
New PagerDuty research finds 40% of Australian workers have uploaded customer data to public AI tools, despite company policies and privacy risks.
Australian firms warned over AI brand visibility race
Atlas Digital warns Australian businesses have less than two years to shape how AI systems represent them, as AI referral traffic surges 1,200 per cent.
ANU researchers train humans to spot AI-generated faces as deepfake fraud rises
Australian National University researchers have shown humans can be trained to detect AI-generated faces, offering a scalable defence against deepfake fraud.
Australia's AI Safety Institute Flags Deception and Cheating in Frontier Models
Australia's AI Safety Institute has begun testing frontier AI models showing signs of deception and cheating, as the government warns of public safety risks.
Advice-poor Australians most likely to reject AI financial planning, PwC finds
PwC research finds 68 per cent of Australians aged 61-79 would not use AI-powered financial advice tools, the highest rejection rate of any age group.
Report urges sovereign AI to fix Australia's slow environmental approvals
A CEDA and TechnologyOne report calls for Australian sovereign AI to cut delays in environmental approvals, citing A$278bn in stalled construction projects.
AI companies urged to pay up or stay out of Australia
The Digital Publisher Alliance is calling on the Australian government to bar AI company bosses from parliament unless they compensate creators for stolen work.
Microsoft survey warns Australian firms lag on AI governance
Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index finds only 28% of Australian leaders are aligned on AI strategy, even as 63% of workers report producing work they couldn't a year ago.
Nine In Ten Australian Workers Use AI On The Job But Only One In Ten Say It Has Improved Performance
90% of Australian digital workers use AI at work, yet only 10% say it has improved organisational performance. Here is what the data actually shows.
Young Aussies Understand AI Better Than Ever - But Still Fear What It Will Do to Their Careers
A survey of 1029 Australians aged 15-24 finds AI understanding has nearly doubled since 2023, yet 63 per cent believe AI will eliminate jobs.
Tax AI Data Centres Properly or Repeat the Gas Export Mistake, Pocock Warns
ACT Senator David Pocock warns Australia risks repeating its gas export tax failure with AI data centres, citing A$25bn Microsoft and A$20bn AWS pledges.
AI Governance Without Killing Innovation: Lessons From the Enterprise Front Lines
87% of large enterprises run AI but only 14% have governance frameworks. Here's what the gap looks like from the inside - and why it matters for Australian businesses.
'A driver of political violence': how the breakneck AI boom is fuelling anti-tech extremism
Researchers warn the rapid AI rollout is radicalising fringe groups across the political spectrum, from ecofascists to anti-surveillance militants.
Australia's AI-Driven Labour Market: Augmentation Now, Disruption Ahead
Deloitte Access Economics flags 82 AI-disrupted occupations in Australia, while job vacancies fall and employment still rises. What it means for workers and businesses.
The Nigerian Prince is dead: how AI scam artists are targeting Australians
AI-powered travel scams are hitting Australians hard. Reservation hijacking and QR quishing bypass old warning signs. Here is what to watch for this winter.
Responsible AIAnthropic Calls for AI Freeze as Trump Orders Military AI Push
Anthropic warns humans risk losing control of AI and calls for a voluntary freeze, as Trump orders the US military to accelerate AI use in warfare and intelligence.
Responsible AI'AI is insidious': Universities urged to adopt clear AI rules after opinion article scandal
A Sydney academic used AI to write an opinion piece urging students not to use AI. Now a former Monash chancellor is calling for minimum standards.
Responsible AIYoghurt Store Mural of Brisbane Skyline at Centre of AI Art Legal Dispute
A Brisbane frozen yoghurt store replaced an artist's mural with an AI-generated copy. Here's what the case reveals about AI art and copyright in Australia.