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Sydney University hosts Prime Minister speech on AI in Australia's interests

The address at the University of Sydney covered AI alongside examples of past Australian reforms including Medicare and social media age restrictions.

By The Daily Sydney · Published 20 July 2026

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The Prime Minister delivered a speech at the University of Sydney on AI in Australia's interests.

The speech began with an acknowledgment of the traditional owners of the land on which the university stands.

It noted that the Prime Minister studied economics at the University of Sydney in the 1980s.

Medicare was described in the speech as an act of economic reform and social justice.

The speech stated that Australia's social media ban for those under 16 started conversations worldwide and that more than 20 nations have implemented or are implementing social media age restrictions of their own.

Sources: pm.gov.au.

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