Anthony Albanese
Politics
Albanese puts AI office inside PM&C to centralise policy
Every AI decision in the federal government now runs through a single office inside the Prime Minister's own department, replacing years of issue-by-issue, sector-by-sector policy.
Politics
Albanese's AI fast-track: new office to speed up datacentre approvals
Anthony Albanese announced on 15 July 2026 that Australia would establish an Office of AI inside the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, giving the Commonwealth its first dedicated body to set AI standards and accelerate planning approvals for datacentre developments.
Geopolitics
Australia condemns China's unannounced Pacific missile test
China fired a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile into the South Pacific on 6 July 2026 without giving the 48-hour advance notice that international norms require. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking from Honiara, called it a provocative act that destabilises the region.