Labor rejects standalone AI legislation with plan that offers to help ‘unlock’ public and private data

December 1, 2025

Roadmap focuses on technology’s ‘economic benefits’ and says existing laws will cover the fast-growing new technology

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The Albanese government has decided against legislation to manage artificial intelligence, with a new national roadmap emphasising Labor’s focus on the technology’s economic benefits and plans to “unlock” vast datasets held by private companies and the public service to help train AI models.

Supporting and reskilling workers affected by AI in their jobs, boosting investment in datacentres, and sharing the productivity benefits across the economy are key components of the Labor government’s National AI Plan, launched on Tuesday.

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