The evolving landscape of artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming cyber risk. This statement provides a call to action. It identifies key actions for leaders and five urgent practical actions to reduce not only technical risk, but also operational, financial and reputational exposure.

The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) provides essential services to the Australian Parliament. The objective of the audit was to assess whether the DPS has an effective baseline of cyber security controls. It found governance processes for cyber security were established but risk assessment, acceptance and communication were of limited effectiveness.

A surge in Australian data centre construction driven by artificial intelligence (AI) risks pushing up power bills and climate pollution, according to this report. With more than 90 projects in the pipeline, this report proposes that every new data centre in Australia must be subject to strong standards for both its energy and water use.

Governments have moved rapidly from experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to deploying it. But a gap has emerged between governments’ ambition to scale AI and their ability to deploy systems with confidence. This report finds that most governments have established AI ethics principles, governance models or national frameworks. The challenge lies in day-to-day execution.

Australia relies on the Collins class submarines as a core element of its maritime defence capability. A Life of Type Extension (LOTE) is required to maintain submarine capability and availability until Australia transitions to a future nuclear‑powered submarine fleet under AUKUS. This audit reviews the effectiveness of planning and implementation of the LOTE project to...