Ep. 360: AI Guardrails, Lessons from Telstra, and Other Mailbag Questions with Lissie Ratcliff and Todd Pinkerton | Australia's Labor Podcast
Summary
Host Stephen and guests Lucy Ratcliffe and Todd Pickerton analyze the Prime Minister’s new AI regulations, debating worker protections and data center impacts. They discuss the growing appetite for renationalizing critical infrastructure like energy and healthcare. Finally, the panel assesses the Victorian election, noting Labor’s polling challenges against a surging One Nation and a struggling Coalition.
Topics discussed
Intro, ALP Conference, US Mission, and Patreon
PM's AI speech and regulatory guardrails
Business reaction, data centers, and workplace AI
Nationalizing critical infrastructure and telcos
Victorian election outlook and One Nation rise
Housing policy, prices, and federal budget
Sam Neill tribute, media podcast, and books
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