Australian government outlines AI consumer-safety priorities
( July 20, 2026, 03:43 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Australian government on Monday outlined its five AI consumer-safety priorities as part of its National AI Plan. It includes legislation for a Digital Duty of Care requiring artificial intelligence companies to build safety into their products and address potential harms; a second tranche of privacy reforms; workplace AI safety measures; new consumer protections targeting risks such as surveillance pricing and agentic commerce and a framework to regulate automated decision-making across federal agencies. The government said the priorities build on existing initiatives, including the AI Safety Institute, criminal offenses targeting non-consensual deepfake sexual material and work to ban nudify apps. It said the measures are intended to strengthen safeguards and public trust while supporting the safe adoption of AI.Statement follows. ...
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