Regulation
Australia's app-store age checks are now law. Most of it already happened.
The deadline fell on 9 September. Apple switched it on in February — and the half that reaches AI tools has been live since March.
The TPB's AI guidance is final: your accountant is still on the hook, not the chatbot
Australia's tax regulator has finalised its rules on how tax and BAS agents use AI. The headline hasn't changed: the agent stays responsible, not the software. What's new is that it's settled — and that it reaches AI which acts on its own.
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.
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.
Australia's new AI decision-making transparency rule — what it means when you buy AI tools
From 10 December 2026, organisations covered by the Privacy Act must spell out in their privacy policy how automated systems make decisions about people. If you're buying AI that decides things — hiring, credit, pricing — here's what to check.
The small-business privacy exemption is ending — what it means if you use AI on customer data
For nearly 40 years, businesses under $3m turnover have been exempt from the Privacy Act. That's on track to change — and if you run customer data through AI tools, this is the regulatory shift to watch.