‘Grave risk’: MPs Urge Albanese to Rein in AI
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- Date Published
- 20 Sept 2026
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- 20 Sept 2026, 12:00 pm
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Cross-party Western Australian MPs have written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging federal action on artificial intelligence, warning of ‘potentially catastrophic risks’ to public safety.
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Cross-party Western Australian Members of Parliament have formally petitioned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to implement urgent federal regulations on high-frontier artificial intelligence. The correspondence warns that current development trajectories present potentially catastrophic risks to public safety that require immediate governance frameworks. This intervention reflects a growing consensus among Australian policymakers regarding the necessity of proactive state action to mitigate existential and large-scale harms posed by rapid AI advancements.
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‘Grave risk’: MPs urge Albanese to rein in AICross-party Western Australian MPs have written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging federal action on artificial intelligence, warning of ‘potentially catastrophic risks’ to public safety.
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