Technology
How can Australia grasp the opportunities and manage the risks of disruptive technologies such as AI?
19 January 2026
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.
Francesco Bailo
Rob Nicholls
Daniel Gozman
With Australia’s Online Safety Act under review, regulators should take heed of the UK’s experience in imposing duties of care on digital platforms.
Rys Farthing and Lorna Woods
While the political and policy focus has rightly been on regulating artificial intelligence, we also need to plan now to harness AI’s power as a policymaking tool – especially, its capacity to model outcomes in complex systems.
José-Miguel Bello y Villarino
As AI becomes invisibly embedded in everyday life, we must remain laser focused on controlling and regulating how it uses data and the data it generates.
Ian Opperman
