Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the salmon industry is “very vital” for Tasmania and Australia. Mr Albanese says the salmon industry has a “vital role to play”. “My government supports jobs, we support regional economic development, and we support sustainability,” he said during ...

Former Labor minister Graham Richardson says people potentially having to be re-educated as a result of AI taking jobs is a “daunting” but “necessary” prospect. Mr Richardson’s comments come as the Labor government considers tougher regulations around the developing technology. “We jus...

The Albanese government will create an advisory body to navigate the risks of artificial intelligence. This comes with the release of the interim report on safe and responsible A.I. Voluntary guidelines such as watermarking AI-generated content – will be developed with industry. The government...

Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic says business and the government need to “think deeply” about how technology gets used in the community. Mr Husic says they also need to know what “some of the impacts are”. “Being able to work through those is really, really important,” he told ...

China says it would like to see joint military operations with Australia resume, saying defence co-operation is crucial to “real trust” as the two countries move beyond repairing bilateral relations and look to “consolidate and develop”.