‘Not up for grabs’: Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright ‘theft’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of an AI office and pledged strong protections for Australian creatives against unauthorized use of their work by AI models. The government plans to enforce strict regulations on energy-intensive datacentres to prevent competition with housing and control resource usage. Albanese emphasized that Australian creative works will not be freely available for AI training without proper compensation and control by the original owners