Housing affordability is usually treated as a supply-side problem. But stronger anti-money-laundering enforcement could help reduce illicit demand and protect the integrity of Australia’s property market.

Australia’s move away from a standalone AI Act is not a missed opportunity but rather a context-driven governance approach leveraging existing laws to address algorithmic harms. However, the success of such an approach hinges on the government's capacity to remain accountable to the standards it sets and to maintain responsive sectoral responses amid a changing landscape.

The choice is not between digital growth and climate responsibility. A national decarbonization pathway can expand Australia's data centre capacity while protecting energy and water security, communities and critical services.