https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/rss/australiaRecent blog postsen{75B97C6E-3AA6-406D-8F66-22B99EBC2818}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2026/09/managing-legal-risk-in-government-automated-administrative-decision-makingKristina MihalicRichard DonaldsonLily HandsArtificial intelligenceAustraliaTech regulation insightsBlog postRecent scrutiny of automated government systems in Australia highlights the need to balance efficiency with lawful, transparent and fair decision-making.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:56:43 ZKristina Mihalic, Richard Donaldson, Lily Hands{1E79460F-2EE5-41D5-B389-05614245A606}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2026/08/australia-ai-regulation-emerging-risks-in-competition-and-consumer-lawAndrew RiordanGabriel LefkovitsAntitrust and competitionArtificial intelligenceAustraliaTech regulation insightsBlog postThe Australian government is monitoring AI-related competition issues, including dark patterns, agentic AI liability and scrutiny of partnerships.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:05:37 ZAndrew Riordan, Gabriel Lefkovits{4257AE57-0E05-429E-9C5B-F3C78857A800}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2026/07/australian-government-targets-ai-infrastructure-and-training-inputsMartyn TaylorPeter MulliganKa-Chi CheungDietrich MarquardtLisa FitzgeraldRohan SridharAmanda WescombeJim LennonAustraliaArtificial intelligenceBlog postThe Australian government seeks to develop AI rules for data centres, model training and copyright, while continuing to attract investment in AI capability.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:14:26 ZMartyn Taylor, Peter Mulligan, Ka-Chi Cheung, Dietrich Marquardt, Lisa Fitzgerald, Rohan Sridhar, Amanda Wescombe, Jim Lennon{FD4B3D68-EF08-461C-904E-3B3E57D9A870}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2026/03/data-centres-and-ai-infrastructure-expectations-for-australian-developersKa-Chi CheungPeter MulliganLisa FitzgeraldMichael MuratoreArtificial intelligenceAustraliaDataTech regulation insightsBlog postThe Australian Government will prioritise proposals based on national interest, the energy transition, water usage, workforce development, and research and innovation.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:08:52 ZKa-Chi Cheung, Peter Mulligan, Lisa Fitzgerald, Michael Muratore{CCCB114C-4884-45BC-A4F9-719E4D232902}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2026/03/ai-algorithms-and-automation-in-the-workplace-new-south-wales-digital-work-systems-billKatherine MorrisTech regulation insightsAustraliaEmploymentThe Parliament of New South Wales has passed a Bill introducing Australia’s first reforms of their kind to the Work Health and Safety framework. This article explores the key reforms and what they mean for organisations using digital tools to allocate, monitor or assess work.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:19:45 ZKatherine Morris{20A76D6B-4C2A-4903-AF3D-8AF31183E937}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2026/03/regulating-ai-in-australian-financial-services-practical-guidance-for-complianceLisa FitzgeraldPeter MulliganKa-Chi CheungBernard O'SheaArtificial intelligenceAustraliaData protectionFinancial institutionsFinancial institutionsBlog postThis article examines how Australian financial regulators approach artificial intelligence, summarising key guidance from ASIC, APRA, OAIC and AUSTRAC and setting out practical compliance considerations for firms, boards and executives.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:02:18 ZLisa Fitzgerald, Peter Mulligan, Ka-Chi Cheung, Bernard O'Shea{41C4A534-45E7-4224-B9ED-1F07964E916E}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2022/05/demise-of-the-machines-australia-overturns-ruling-on-artificial-intelligence-as-a-patent-inventorJackie O'BrienIsobel TaylorTechnologyBlog postArtificial intelligenceAustraliaIntellectual propertyAfter a somewhat surprising victory in the Federal Court last year (about which we wrote in our article ‘Rise of the Machines’), the hopes that an artificial intelligence machine, nicknamed DABUS, could be named as the inventor on a patent application have now been dashed by the Full Court. In short, the Full Court upheld an appeal by the Commissioner, ultimately finding that Dr Thaler’s patent application had indeed lapsed for failure to name an ‘inventor’ as required by the relevant regulations. Thu, 05 May 2022 09:03:52 ZJackie O'Brien, Isobel Taylor{5F736513-FBCB-42B4-B2E7-83DCB5EC347B}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2021/12/the-year-that-was-for-dabus-the-worlds-first-ai-inventorJackie O'BrienIsobel TaylorBlog postIntellectual propertyArtificial intelligenceAustraliaTechnologyUnlocking IPWhile many of us (in Australia at least), have spent the better part of the last two years locked down, sitting on the couch waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic, judges and patent examiners around the world have been busy grappling with questions ranging from the mundane (legislative interpretation) to the existential (what it means to be ‘a creator’ ).Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:50:00 ZJackie O'Brien, Isobel Taylor{133CFC77-DF75-451B-9C69-F86E0F9F8FA6}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2021/08/rise-of-the-machines-federal-court-of-australia-holds-that-artificial-intelligenceJackie O'BrienIsobel TaylorArtificial intelligenceTechnologyBlog postAustraliaUKThis decision represents the first judicial step worldwide towards the recognition of AI machines as inventors of patents, and is significant as it may signal a divergence between Australian patent law on this issue and other jurisdictions who have recently taken a different approach, including the EU and the UK.Sun, 08 Aug 2021 04:42:00 ZJackie O'Brien, Isobel Taylor{E3DE923A-C299-4FED-8911-E4F1BC87FB5A}https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2021/01/2020-the-year-in-artificial-intelligenceArtificial intelligenceAustraliaTechnologyPublicationAustralia is well placed to advance digital innovation and the embedding of artificial intelligence over the course of the recovery from the pandemic.Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:17:54 Z