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Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment

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PM to declare Australia the first country worldwide to bring economic, social, security and environmental issues from AI under single office in major speech

SourceThe Guardian AIAuthor: Tom McIlroy Political editor
Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment
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PM to declare Australia the first country worldwide to bring economic, social, security and environmental issues from AI under single office in major speech

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Anthony Albanese says the federal government will introduce faster approval processes for AI projects, including datacentres, across Australia, seeking to shore up investor certainty and maintain community confidence in the rapidly advancing technology.

Announcing the creation of a new office of AI to be established within his department in a major speech on Wednesday, the prime minister will declare Australia is set to become the first country in the world to bring the economic, social, national security and environmental issues stemming from AI into a single, national framework.

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  • Australia to establish a new Office of AI within the Prime Minister's department.
  • Fast-track approvals for AI projects, including datacentres.
  • Australia aims to be the first country with a unified AI governance framework.
  • The move seeks to boost investor certainty and public confidence.

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