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Australia: PM's wedding, AI plan lacks 'guardrails', social media ban lawsuit

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am today
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and his new wife Jodie Haydon walk together during their wedding ceremony in Canberra on November 29, 2025. (Photo by MIKE BOWERS / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his new wife Jodie Haydon walk together during their wedding ceremony in Canberra on 29 November, 2025. Photo: AFP / MIKE BOWERS

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's weekend wedding to his partner Jodie Haydon - how did they keep it a secret? A national plan on artificial intelligence has been released, but it won't include "mandatory guardrails" like risk-management systems. Did the government bow to business pressure not to place impediments on AI growth? Meanwhile Australia's social media ban comes into effect next week, but two 15-year-olds are taking legal action to stop it, saying it breaches an implied right to political communication.

Karen Middleton is a political correspondent based in Canberra