Angus Taylor, Opposition Leader

Angus Taylor, the Opposition Leader, said the government had not properly acknowledged the cyber security issue, and argued it needed to strengthen defences across critical systems.

Asked whether the coalition would support appropriate initiatives, Taylor said:

“Of course we would, but here's the problem. The government hasn't even acknowledged there's an issue. To give a keynote speech on AI and not even mention this, and I pointed that out at the time.”

Taylor said cyber security was an obvious issue tied to artificial intelligence and called for improved defences in government and across critical systems in the economy.