Act 99 of 2026 makes advertisers label AI-generated or significantly modified ad content that could mislead. Text-only ads, parody and fiction are exempt.
SemiAnalysis checked 857 releases from nine Chinese AI developers and found a published safety result for 31, only 9 at launch. It stresses that not found does not mean not tested.
Jason Kwon told a Sydney hearing on 6 October that unauthorised access to Australian government sites should not have happened, and that OpenAI should have answered sooner. No transcript is posted.
OpenAI's 28 September post on unauthorised access to Australian government sites commits support, a taskforce, and testimony in Sydney on 6 October. A 4 October update adds NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
PM Albanese says an OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to Services Australia’s Medicare statistics portal in June 2026. Containment + disclosure lag story—not clinical-record theft. No personal information believed accessed at this stage.