Round-up of the latest news Trust in news hits an all-time low Anthropic suspends advanced AI models after export ban UK to introduce ‘Australia plus’ social media ban EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots EU announces tech sovereignty package Read more
Future Leaders Competition 2026
What do you need to do?This year, entrants are asked to produce an essay and submit electronically on the following topic: Effective emergency preparedness: safeguarding ICT systems and infrastructure from disruption Communications networks are treated as a critical national infrastructure because of the key role they play (increasingly) in daily life but also as a… [Read More]
Critical Connections
A two-part series on the future of telecommunications: infrastructure, access and sovereignt Australia’s telecommunications sector stands at a regulatory crossroads. The physical infrastructure underpinning our digital economy, from mobile towers and fibre to subsea cables, data centres and now low-earth-orbit satellites, has never been more strategically significant, yet much of the framework governing it was… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – May 2026
Round-up of the latest news EU prepares to ban social media for children Italy busts streaming piracy ring Malaysia introduces age restrictions for online platforms Canada triples financial contributions from US streamers European Court confirms publisher’s rights to ‘fair compensation’ EU legislators reach agreement on AI Omnibus Read more
Regulatory Watch – April 2026
Round-up of the latest news European Commission awards tender for sovereign cloud Mythos AI model raises security concerns Delays to US datacentres threaten AI expansion EU’s verification app is ready as momentum for under 16 social media ban grows Meta AI access fee challenged by EU Australian teenagers avoiding social media ban See more
Regulatory Watch – March 2026
Round-up of the latest news Federal AI law moves closer as White House proposes ‘light touch’ regulation European Commission’s ‘credibility on the line’ over Google investigation Anthropic sues US government for calling it a risk India’s national ID app meets resistance over pre-loading North Korea using AI to deploy ‘fake workers’ Read more