South Australia Launches Australia's First AI Royal Commission
South Australia will hold Australia's first royal commission into artificial intelligence, examining its impact on jobs, education and public services from October 2026.
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Coverage of AI developments in Australia — from infrastructure investment and data center buildouts to policy, startups, and major tech deals involving Australian companies. This hub tracks how the country fits into the global AI landscape.
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Nvidia-Backed Firmus Raises $2B to Expand AI Factories
Australian AI infrastructure firm Firmus raised $2 billion from Nvidia, Blackstone, Coatue and Jane Street, nearly doubling its valuation to $10.5 billion to expand AI data centers across Asia-Pacific.
Read more →Five Eyes Alliance Warns AI Will Outpace Cyber Defenses Within Months
The US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand security agencies jointly warned on June 23 that frontier AI is advancing fast enough to render current cyber defenses obsolete within months, urging all organizations to act now.
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