Overview

• The federal government announced it will work with industry on legislation to restrict or ban AI tools that generate non‑consensual nude images and undetectable online stalking apps, with no implementation timeline set.
• Officials said any framework will aim to preserve legitimate AI and lawful tracking services while targeting technologies used solely to abuse or harm.
• Canberra is considering empowering the eSafety Commissioner to block harmful apps or direct platforms to remove them as part of enforcement.
• Law enforcement and child-safety groups told a Parliament House roundtable that AI is driving a growing share of online abuse, and called for police AI training, a facial‑recognition capability review and a nationwide awareness campaign.
• The move builds on last year’s federal law against sharing deepfake pornography and aligns with proposals such as MP Kate Chaney’s bill to criminalise possession of ‘nudify’ tools and industry actions including Meta’s lawsuit against CrushAI.