Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese established an Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and unveiled a national framework for regulating artificial intelligence, with the intention of introducing implementation legislation in early 2027, the Australian Financial Review reported on July 15. Under the framework, large data centers would be required to underwrite new power supply, pay grid connection costs, reduce consumption during grid strain and minimize water use, while copyright holders would retain control over whether their works are used to train AI systems.