Integrity agencies need confidentiality powers, but those powers should be subject to time limits, review mechanisms and transparency standards.

Governments are adopting AI faster than they are governing it. But what does sovereign, public-interest AI look like in practice?

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Fact-checking alone cannot protect democratic debate. Australia’s misinformation policy should shift from policing individual falsehoods to ensuring digital platforms provide information environments that support informed public judgment.