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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Tom McIlroy Political editor

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

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese speaking
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese will announce the creation of a new office of AI within his department in a major speech on Wednesday. Photograph: Steven Markham/AAP

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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