{"id":79489,"date":"2026-08-24T23:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T23:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/79489\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T23:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T23:43:18","slug":"albanese-warning-on-ai-social-licence-ahead-of-national-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/79489\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanese warning on AI social licence ahead of national cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maintaining Australia\u2019s social licence will be \u201ccrucial\u201d as the federal government seeks to draw investment in AI and power-hungry data centres, Anthony Albanese has warned ahead of a meeting of state and territory leaders. <\/p>\n

Mr Albanese will address the Business Council of Australia\u2019s annual dinner on Tuesday before convening a meeting of national cabinet on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

The Labor leader is expected to outline for state and territory leaders the government\u2019s new national standard for AI at national cabinet, including minimum obligations for data centres around water and energy usage as well as training regarding copyright, security, and safety.<\/p>\n

He will also seek an agreement on the \u201cgenerational opportunity\u201d of AI. <\/p>\n

Addressing the BCA, Mr Albanese is expected to state that Australia can \u201cdo more to unlock frontier AI development in Australia\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI adoption will continue to grow as business builds and tests newer capabilities and frontier AI capabilities accelerate,\u201d Mr Albanese will say.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must shape this change to harness the positive opportunities while minimising the downsides.\u201d <\/p>\n

Mr Albanese will say Australia is in a strong position to attract investment in data centres.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut maintaining social licence will be essential,\u201d he will say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means ensuring energy bills do not rise, water security is maintained and locations are appropriate.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting this right can ensure Australia is the infrastructure partner for our region, aided by our status as a Five Eyes partner. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt will advance our national sovereignty, and it is essential for our national security, business productivity, science, innovation and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Albanese will state that the objective of all Australian governments should be \u201cto turn our attractive investment settings into a comparative advantage that supports our national interests\u201d, and progress in AI could help Australia see off the \u201cpopulist challenge\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cHosting large-scale AI training data centres, and unlocking frontier AI model training, will help Australia capture a larger share of the economic value, technical capability and strategic influence of AI,\u201d he will say. <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery country is dealing with these enormous issues, just as I am sure every business in this room is considering the implications of this revolution. <\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia will be the first to bring the policy response into a single national framework, overseen by a central office, located in my own department.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur national economic success and strongly performing national institutions will help us see off the populist challenge now on the march across the globe.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia\u2019s economy and democracy are in an excellent place. By working intelligently together, we will keep them there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tax warning<\/p>\n

Australian living standards will continue to fall unless the country can win the battle for global investment dollars, the Business Council of Australia warns.<\/p>\n

In a wide-ranging speech at the council\u2019s annual dinner, BCA chief executive Bran Black will also warn Australia needs to become a more attractive place for foreign investment in order to lift living standards. <\/p>\n

According to Mr Black, Australia ranks just 21 out of 42 on the BCA Global Competitive Index.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe simple point is that Australia cannot tax, regulate or redistribute its way to higher living standards,\u201d Mr Bran will say. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to grow and we have to become more productive.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, to do this, we have to create the conditions for businesses to invest, innovate, expand and employ more Australians. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs you know, the good news is that Australia starts with advantages most countries envy.\u201d<\/p>\n

To help boost Australia ranking the BCA launched an 18 point road map, aimed at attracting global investment<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a country with our advantages and our spirit of competitiveness, that\u2019s not good enough and we need to do better,\u201d Mr Bran will say. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo be clear, however, the ranking itself isn\u2019t the point and nor is investment the end goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralians getting ahead and staying ahead is the objective underpinning our approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BCA says the answer to easing cost-of-living pressure isn\u2019t more taxes or handouts but a \u201claser focus\u201d on growing the economy and cracking the productivity puzzle.<\/p>\n

They say this will ultimately lead to higher wages, more homes being built and better services for every Australian. <\/p>\n

Part of the plan to help Australia achieve its potential is through the use of AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI has the potential to lift productivity, attract enormous investment, create new industries and improve the way Australians work and live,\u201d Mr Bran will say.<\/p>\n

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