This submission addresses draft Australian legislation establishing a News Bargaining Incentive, prepared by University of Canberra and RMIT researchers. Drawing on extensive regional interviews, national surveys, and stakeholder engagement, it proposes five recommendations: include AI platforms, strengthen incentives for smaller publishers, raise agreement thresholds, require multi-year deals, and enhance transparency to support public interest journalism.

This report offers an accessible way for parents, educators, policymakers and anyone in children’s lives to think about some of the challenges that come from younger children’s use and engagement with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, devices and toys, ranging from AI chatbots and companions to AI teddy bears.

This report evaluates the risks and benefits of governmental adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). It provides a comprehensive analysis of public-sector AI governance, from its systems and frameworks to approaches and policies, as well as a shifting emphasis on the speed of adoption and on reducing regulatory burden.

This report shares the views of public servants about their work, showing a curious, pragmatic workforce determined to deliver better outcomes for citizens, despite mounting pressures. It draws on a network spanning half a million public servants and policymakers in 170 countries. The five themes covered are career development, artificial intelligence, efficiency, systems thinking and...

Approximately $278 billion in construction work across housing and clean energy is relying on Australia’s environmental approvals system – but growing complexity, workforce shortages and outdated systems are putting delivery at risk. According to this report, artificial intelligence (AI) can help unlock the pipeline. It identifies what’s possible, what’s emerging and what to do about...