Australia

On 14 October, according to AUS media ABC News, the Australian Catholic University (ACU) registered nearly 6000 cases of academic misconduct in 2024, of which about 90% related to AI use. However, a number of students indicated that they had been wrongly accused of non-compliance, which had seriously affected their education and employment. A nursing student, Madereine, received a school e-mail during his graduation and job search and was accused of using AI to complete his job. She said, "I'm already anxious, and I'm going to have to deal with an academic malpractice..

According to Australia's ABC News, Meta has admitted to collecting public data on all Australian adults on its platform. However, unlike in the European Union, there is no "opt-out" option for users in Australia due to a lack of laws and regulations. Melinda Claybaugh, Meta's global privacy director, initially denied claims that user data from 2007 had been used for AI training in a local government investigation into the AI apps, but after being asked more questions, she...