It feels as if AI is everywhere – whether it’s those intrusive bots on every website or every headline about how it’s either going to be a boon for humanity, or end us.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally announced some gambling advertising reform this week, tucked into the end of a speech to the National Press Club with a principal focus on Australia's response to the fallout from the war in Iran, the day after he appeared on national television networks telling Australians not to panic.

Federal parliament has now wrapped for 2025, but there was a last minute scuffle last week over the government's proposed amendments to Freedom of Information (FOI) laws, described by Team Albo as necessary and by opponents as undemocratic, or worse.

While nothing official has yet been introduced into parliament, the shape of the Albanese government's proposed partial ban on gambling advertising is beginning to emerge, with many saying it doesn't go far enough.

Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed former Wallabies Rugby Union team captain David Pocock to its board of directors.