The Australian government has decided that AI used in government decision-making needs some rules, presumably after realizing that letting algorithms run wild might lead to some truly creative bureaucratic outcomes. The new national plan - which will cover consumer protections, workplace safety, and privacy - aims to ensure fairness, accuracy, and transparency in AI processes. Senior ministers are now working on these rules as the Albanese government grapples with the rapid growth of AI and a boom in datacentre construction. In other news, a politician's comments on immigration were taken out of context, and an Australian woman accused of joining Islamic State was granted bail. But sure, let's focus on the robots.

Meanwhile, Derryn Hinch has been remembered as a 'journalistic James Bond,' which presumably means he had a license to print controversial headlines and a fondness for martinis. The Australian woman who allegedly joined Islamic State was granted bail, because apparently the legal system believes in second chances for those who might have just been looking for a change of scenery. And in a stunning display of political spin, a relative defended Pauline Hanson's comments on the White Australia policy, insisting that her words were 'taken out of context' and that she definitely didn't mean she wanted to bring back racially restrictive immigration. Because that's exactly what you'd expect from a politician known for her nuanced takes on multiculturalism.