Challenges for boards: Governance & AI
KWM recently hosted a webinar where we heard from a diverse panel on governance challenges created by the proliferation of AI in business.
30 June 2025
AI transparency in Government leaderboard: who are the transparency champions?
Government Agencies’ transparency statements are in – now it’s time to review them! Agencies’ attitudes to the statements vary significantly across the board, and varying degrees of transparency are achieved.
28 May 2025
The impact of artificial intelligence on the Australian finance industry
The Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA) engaged KWM and Sapere to analyse the impact that AI is having, and that we expect AI to have, on the Australian finance industry.
16 May 2025
Under the Hood – Connected Vehicles & Australia’s Privacy Commissioner
Australians have long embraced technological innovation, and nowhere is this more apparent than on our roads. Vehicles that once operated in splendid isolation are now sophisticated, data-generating computers on wheels
13 May 2025
AI governance in government: Is your agency ready for the ANAO’s spotlight?
The Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) has recently emphasised the importance of agencies having effective and specific AI governance frameworks. This was the key message coming out of the ANAO’s performance audit report on the ATO’s Governance of Artificial intelligence.
14 March 2025
SOCI Act update: Key Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Rules have been registered
Following a period of consultation on rules to support the Government’s Omnibus Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure package discussed here, 4 of the 6 proposed rules have now been registered.
13 March 2025
Strengthening ACMA powers, high penalties and a new CSP registration scheme
On 21 January 2025, the Australian Government announced proposed changes to the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) (the Act) that significantly strengthen the ACMA’s compliance and enforcement powers and increase penalties for breaches of telecommunications regulation.
21 February 2025
Report of the Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act 2021 released
The Government has tabled a report on the review of the Online Safety Act 2021 (Online Safety Act or OSA).
10 February 2025
Cyber security - if you share an incident report with the government, can it come back to bite you?
Cyber security legislation enacted by the Australian Parliament in late 2024 sought to encourage full and frank disclosure to the government of information by organisations impacted by serious cyber security incidents.
07 February 2025