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Australia's new privacy bill says an AI's guess about you counts as collecting your data
If an AI works something out about you, the draft says that counts as collecting it. Submissions close 18 September.
From 20 October, telling the Fair Work Commission you used AI isn't optional
From 20 October, drafting your Fair Work case with a chatbot carries three obligations — and costs orders if you ignore them.
VibeCode Review Australia 2026: Can You Really Build an App From a Prompt?
VibeCode turns a text prompt into a working app — but should an Australian business trust it yet? Our verdict.
Europe is now enforcing its AI law — what that changes for the tools Australians use
Since 2 August 2026, Brussels can enforce its AI rulebook against the labs behind ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot. Australia didn't write the law — but Australians will feel it anyway.
Pi Review (2026): Inflection's Personal AI, Tested for Australia
Pi was left for dead when Microsoft hired away Inflection's founders in 2024. Two years on it is still here — free, recently updated, and genuinely the most pleasant AI to talk to. But its owner nearly shut it down once, your chats train its models by default, and nothing about it is Australian. A l
Lex Review (2026): The AI-Native Writing Editor, Tested for Australia
Lex is a word processor with AI built into its bones — an editor that critiques your draft rather than a generator that writes it for you. Genuinely lovely to write in, honest about not training on your work, and priced in US dollars with nothing Australian about it.
Gemini in Chrome Review (2026): Google's Built-In AI, Tested for Australia
Google has built Gemini straight into the browser most Australians already use — free, on desktop and iPhone, since April 2026. The assistant is genuinely useful and the safest on-ramp to AI browsing yet. But the agentic Auto Browse that makes the headlines is still US-only, and Android users here m
Copilot Mode in Edge Review (2026): Microsoft's AI Browser, Tested for Australia
Copilot Mode was Microsoft's opt-in AI browsing experiment. As of May 2026 the name is gone and the features are baked into Edge itself, free, on desktop and mobile — and most of them work in Australia today. The agentic piece that would make it a Comet rival is the one thing Australians cannot get
Dia Review (2026): Atlassian's AI Browser, Tested for Australia
Dia is the AI browser from The Browser Company — now owned by Atlassian, the Australian-founded giant behind Jira. It is the calmest, least risky AI browser you can use today, and the one with the clearest business ambition. It is also Mac-only, priced in US dollars, and has just put its best featur
Dubly.AI Review Australia 2026: Sharp Dubbing, Euro Prices
Dubly.AI dubs video well with natural lipsync — but Australians pay in euros and store data in Europe.
Penfriend Review Australia 2026: A Good Tool That Went Dark
Penfriend is a genuinely clever AI SEO blog writer that went dark in June 2026 and came back without explaining either — trading again from $89/month, with no published currency and no AUD price.
MakeUGC Review Australia 2026: Fast AI Ads, Thin Local Fit
MakeUGC turns a script into a passable AI ad in minutes, but the price is USD, the data sits in the UK and the local fit is thin.