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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.

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 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. 

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. 

A judge at the forefront of early case law on contingency fees in Victoria Supreme Court class actions has been appointed to the state's Court of Appeal.

A barrister whose performance in a remote trial drew comparisons to Al Pacino in 'The Godfather' has been sworn in as a judge on the Victorian Supreme Court, with the new judge promising to bring patience, fairness and hard work to the bench.

A Tasmanian senator has questioned OpenAI over allegations that its partner Firmus began work at a data centre site without planning approval.

Microsoft and Stockland have secured NSW planning approval for two data centres worth a combined $1.83 billion, with conditions requiring renewable energy to offset their electricity use and emissions.

China-based Hytera Communications wants the High Court to overturn a finding that it stole Motorola's source code for its digital mobile radios, arguing the appeal raises important issues about how "substantial part" should be assessed under the Copyright Act.

A local council has rejected Centuria's proposal for an expanded data centre in Clayton, Victoria.