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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an AI safety watchdog will be set up after the Medicare breach.
The Albanese Government will introduce mandatory safety and security standards for AI developers, enforced by a new regulator.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that an AI safety watchdog will be set up, in the wake of the Medicare OpenAI breach.
The Albanese Government will introduce mandatory safety and security standards for AI developers, enforced by a new regulator.
Meanwhile, Environment minister Murray Watt has urged colleagues to stop undermining treasurer Jim Chalmers, as Labor thrashes out key budget savings.
And the Digital Duty of Care legislation is back in the spotlight, as a Senate Inquiry into the bill continues.
Patricia Karvelas and Claudia Long break it all down on Politics Now.
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It's poll Monday — and you know what that means! PK and Jacob dig into new polling showing voter trust in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has plummeted.

Only 20 per cent of voters say they trust the PM, according to the Resolve Political Monitor, while the Redbridge AFR poll has Labor support at a record low while the Coalition surges.

It's bad news for Anthony Albanese, who has delayed his trip to COP to chair key budget meetings. But as Labor searches for crucial budget savings, they've been forced to abandon the sell-off of some key defence land, as they seek to neutralise political backlash.
Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now.
Read PK's analysis here - It could be a matter of when, not if, Andrew Hastie becomes opposition leader
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ANU's James O'Donnell joins David Speers to explain what's behind the Scanlon Index numbers.

"You cannot microwave a field campaign." 
Air and ground games, AI lies and microwaves - all part of the invisible push to win votes in Victoria. 
Have they lost the keys to the Labor Machine? What's Obama got to do with it? And can Pauline Hanson win if she's not on the ballot?
Raf Epstein is joined by former ALP insider Jessie McCrone and former Liberal Party insider Tony Barry to break it all down on Politics Now: Victoria.
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The US Democrats have taken control of both the House and the Senate, in what's been labelled a "blue tsunami" and a "Republican shellacking".
It was an election race watched closely across the globe, and with some possible lessons for Australian politicians.
Fran Kelly joins PK and Melissa Clarke live from New York to discuss how it all unfolded — and whether US President Donald Trump is a "lame duck" or a "raging bull with a limp".
Then PK and Mel turn their focus to domestic politics, and the tensions in Labor as inflation and interest rates continue to bite.
But rather than trying to claw their way out, Mel thinks the Albanese Government is "strapping in".
Her view is Labor are using MYEFO to buy themselves some time to ride this through politically, with the hope things are better ahead of the 2028 election.
Patricia Karvelas and Melissa Clarke are joined by Fran Kelly on The Party Room.
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