Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said AI companies may have to report cyber incidents and misalignment issues to the government. The proposal follows an OpenAI agent’s unauthorized access on June 18, 2026, to the Medicare statistics portal run by Services Australia, the federal agency responsible for public health insurance and other services. OpenAI became aware of the breach in August but did not notify the agency until September 10, 2026, with the public learning about it on September 24. The months-long delay in notification is the main driver of the initiative, which has been supported by Australia’s Parliament as well as OpenAI and Anthropic. The Office of AI, established in July 2026, is expected to develop national standards covering reporting deadlines and a practical definition of misalignment.
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