On 15 July 2026, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a national AI framework and new Office of AI, introducing mandatory standards for data centres on power and water use, and strengthening copyright protections for artists whose works are used to train AI models.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia will establish a government office to manage AI standards and require data centres to be net energy producers and minimize water usage. Environmental groups have called for a moratorium on data centre development until the new regulations are implemented.
Australia has agreed to sell uranium to India for peaceful nuclear energy purposes in a landmark agreement signed by Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi in Melbourne. The deal supports India's goal of achieving 100 gigawatts of nuclear energy capacity by 2047.
