Senate debates

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Questions without Notice

Artificial Intelligence

2:34 pm

Photo of Tim AyresTim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I just make the point, firstly that Australia is an excellent place for artificial intelligence investment, both in digital infrastructure, because of our vast reserves of solar and wind and storage backed by gas—that is what that sector wants to see; that is the power and energy equation that they want to see, because it's the lowest cost for them—and because of our significant space, because of our proximity to fast-growing digital markets in our region, and also because of our secure governance and our stable, secure arrangements, in security terms, with partner economies. That offers—

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