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Albanese establishes AI office, vows copyright protection for Australian creatives and new datacentre rules
July 15, 2026 at 09:29 AM
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Albanese’s AI plan is admirable – but will face tech giants more powerful than most national governments
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Albanese’s AI blueprint sparks calls for datacentre moratorium until new regulations in place
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‘Not up for grabs’: Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright ‘theft’
(opens the publisher’s site)Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of an AI office and pledged to legislate binding standards to protect Australian creatives from unauthorized use of their work by AI models.
- Albanese announced the establishment of an office of AI and said the government will legislate binding standards for AI companies and datacentres.
- Albanese said Australian writers, musicians, artists and journalists must retain ownership and control of their work, and that using their work without compensation is theft.
- Anthropic's general counsel Jeff Bleich said the company respects the process and will meet the terms set by the Australian government.
- The new standards will require datacentres to generate renewable energy, minimize water use, and not compete with housing for land.