Albanese, at Apple HQ, floats copyright changes and urges US-China AI deal
On his way to the UN General Assembly, Australia's PM asks Tim Cook to back online safety rules while leaving the door open on copyright changes for AI investment.
What to know
- Albanese, visiting Apple's Cupertino HQ ahead of the UN General Assembly, urged the US and China to strike a deal on AI "in the interests of humanity" and said Australia cannot sit on the sidelines.
- He left open the possibility of changing Australia's copyright laws, including an "opt out" model, to attract AI investment from firms like OpenAI and Anthropic — drawing an online accusation of "legalising theft."
- Albanese also asked Tim Cook to back Australia's new online safety "duty of care" laws for social media platforms, legislation the opposition Coalition currently opposes.
- Albanese's push for global AI cooperation comes as Trump rejects calls from Anthropic's Dario Amodei, backed by Sam Altman and Elon Musk, for a coordinated AI slowdown.
“There is a need for a discussion about what the global framework is for the rollout of AI, because it is moving very quickly, and we need to make sure that humans remain in control.”
Anthony Albanese, Australian Prime Minister · ABC Australia ↗ · Sep 18
Anthony Albanese Australian Prime Minister
Tim Cook Apple executive chairman/CEO
Donald Trump US President
Dario Amodei Anthropic CEO
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Online reaction condemns proposed copyright changes
A social media user reacted angrily to Albanese's openness to changing copyright law for AI investment, calling it a legalisation of theft and criticising the lack of attention to AI's environmental impact.
“I'm so angry. Legalising theft.”
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Albanese # auspol open to “changing copyright laws in a bid to attract AI investment in Australia. # ai # technology # crime # copyright I’m so angry. Legalising theft. Never ever talking about how indiscriminate use of AI & # tech is destroying our environment & climate. # environment # climatechange # energy # water # fossilfuels # australia…
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Facebook has been the worst, I dont follow politics there, I have political content turned off. I'm centre left voter yet all I ever see nowadays on facebook its one nation crap, nationals crap or lnp QLD crap. Never see anything at all from the left. Just those three groups everywhere. Its disgusting how obvious it is the shit social media techs…
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he'll effectively ignore the Trump Administration's concerns over online censorship under Australia's Digital Duty of Care, insisting it's not about government control but giving people control over their devices.
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Albanese asks Cook to back Australia's online safety laws
Albanese asked Apple to support Canberra's duty-of-care social media legislation, saying "Australia can't do it alone" on protecting children online; Cook said he shared new "strong and intuitive controls" to keep kids safe with Albanese.
“We're putting stronger rules in place to keep Australians safe online… And now, big tech companies like Apple are stepping up too.”
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Albanese frames middle powers' role as AI moves fast globally
Bloomberg reported Albanese saying middle powers have an important part to play in mitigating AI's risks, as he prepared to raise global AI rules with other leaders at the UN General Assembly.
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Albanese leaves door open to changing copyright laws for AI
Albanese said Australia needs to be "forward leaning" to help shape AI development and did not rule out an "opt out" copyright model, a change tech giants including OpenAI and Anthropic have flagged as a sticking point for investing in Australia.
“I certainly accept that there are risks and that's why we need to mitigate them…”
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Albanese visits Apple HQ, calls for US-China AI cooperation — Meeting Tim Cook in Cupertino en route to the UN General Assembly, Albanese urged the US and China to strike a deal on AI "in the interests of humanity" and said Australia could not sit on the sidelines of the AI race.
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- Sep 23
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Calls for global regulation of AI are growing. What exactly could it look like? Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to be listening to artificial intelligence (AI) firms’ warnings to the world about the dangers of the technology they are developing.... https:// newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/09/23/…
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The problem is that the Australian Government wants to take a strong stance against AI. But Trump clearly doesn't care.
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https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-23/fed eral-politics-albanese-responds-us-criticism-social-media-law/107184528 Fuck me Albanese - getting chummy with the fascists. Having a laugh! Poor Mark Carney. Canada is getting mixed messages from this dickhead. # auspol
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Baby steps. No nation on earth has these laws. I think starting with opt in is fine.
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We’ve had codes for tv networks for ages. Media networks used to follow laws. It gets to social media and people just shrug and say “well I guess we don’t need laws”
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I've read the draft bill, and it's pretty explicit about what it considers "harmful" Exactly which part do you take issue with?
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Limited? Teens have come up with countless means to circumvent restrictions and verifications! It's a widely known fact. But the E-Safety Karen can't be at fault, she's not out of touch with the younger generations or anything. Hail E-Safety Czar!
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If they dont like it then out the door they go ,its not like the near minimum tax they pay if at all and prob at a lesser percentage rate than than a local mcdonalds employee . As for trump he already put a tarrif on australia and his daily whims and tantrums are pathetic and economically illogical. Could also be said if you bow down to trump you…
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Mate you've got no clue what you're on about. If you took the tin foil hat off you'd understand that these algorithms, written by global tech companies will generate engagement by any means necessary and 9 times out of 10 its through rage baiting. Im happy the e-safety commissioner had limited teenagers access to social media and welcome more…
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They’re unknowingly addicted, these short form video apps are literally rewriting people’s brains