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Labor mulls individual right to sue under digital duty of care
Communication minister Anika Wells has said the government is considering adding an individual right to sue under legislation tabled this week that introduces a digital duty of care.
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Macquarie, ResetData say AI sovereignty means more than data centres
AI infrastructure companies have warned that Australia has defined AI sovereignty “too narrowly” and called for the government to support Australian providers across the technology stack, beyond data centres.
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Australian AI companies to lose out from regulation, committee hears
A professor and a cloud service provider have warned that tougher laws on AI could make it harder for Australian AI companies to compete against international rivals.
OpenAI sorry for breach, says open to mandatory reporting laws
OpenAI has fronted a joint committee hearing into artificial intelligence in Australia after one of its AI models gained non-public access to Medicare's site, apologising for the breach and backing legislation that would make reporting of such incidents mandatory. 
AI firms push opt-out proposal, media calls it ‘unworkable’
Pushing an opt-out system that would enable use of copyright-protected content, artifical intelligence giant Anthropic has told a parliamentary committee Australia needed to "seize" the AI golden goose, while media organisations said an opt-out would be unworkable. 
Class action targets NSW over $144M in unlawful merchant fees
The NSW government has been hit with a class action alleging it ignored legal advice that merchant fees charged to residents on transactions, which included drivers licence renewal payments and parks passes, were unlawful.
APRA to toughen trustee rules after $1B Shield, First Guardian failure
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released a series of proposals to strengthen superannuation investment governance in the wake of the $1 billion collapse of investment funds Shield and First Guardian.
ASIC to scrutinise AI use by banks
The corporate regulator said Wednesday it would review the banking sector’s use of artificial intelligence to ensure customer protections have not been lost in the rush to adopt AI tools.
OpenAI apologises for Medicare breach, says 4 sites accessed
ChatGPT owner OpenAI has apologised after one of its AI models gained non-public access to a Medicare reporting service operated by Services Australia.
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Goodman Group cans $1.2B Sydney data centre plans
Following fierce opposition by local residents, Goodman Group has withdrawn its plans to build a $1.2 billion data centre in Sydney's leafy Lane Cove, citing the evolving regulatory environment.