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SA premier announces royal commission into AI – as it happened

www.theguardian.com · August 10, 2026 · 07:56

That’s where we’ll leave our live coverage for today.

Before we go, let’s take a look at what made the top headlines:

Peter Malinauskas, the South Australian premier, has announced a royal commission into artificial intelligence.

Prue Car, the NSW deputy premier, has asked the NSW Education Standards Authority to impose a ban on unsupervised take-home assessments during a broad review of AI’s impact on student learning.

Catherine King, the federal transport minister, met with Air Services Australia to about a “pathway forward” after two aircraft were involved in a near-miss at Sydney airport on Sunday.

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Labor will agree to amend its gambling legislation, promising action on inducements, as well as the targeting of advertising and how children may be exposed to ads.

The federal government is trumpeting “big benefits” from its Medicare investments, announcing bulk billing rates across the country are up nearly five percentage points since last year.

Police said what appeared to be a body found in a suitcase near Goulburn was not human – and was in fact a lifelike doll with markings resembling bruises and grazes.

Australia’s blind faith in the Aukus submarine deal is “stark staring bonkers”, the former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has told a public inquiry, arguing the asymmetric deal with the US and UK will likely result in no submarines at all for Australia.

The Department of Defence has confirmed it is aware of reports that multiple drones were operating near RAAF Base Williamtown and Newcastle airport.

Sad news for music fans: Laneway festival is taking a “break” from Adelaide and Perth.

The social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, has defended Anthony Albanese’s comments on a podcast after the former Japanese ambassador to Australia Shingo Yamagami described them as “appalling” and “insulting”.

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