Australia news live: Albanese heads to Vanuatu to sign $500m deal aimed at countering Chinese influence

<p>‘Nakamal’ agreement has been under negotiation for months and covers security and economic ties. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p><strong>Get our </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>breaking news email</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3"><strong>free app</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>daily news podcast</strong></a></p></li></ul><p><strong>eSafety commissioner says new industry codes meant to address concern with ‘addictive’ AI chatbots</strong></p><p><strong>Julie Inman Grant</strong>, the eSafety commissioner, spoke about the commission’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/08/big-tech-not-stopping-online-sharing-of-child-abuse-images-esafety-commissioner-says-amid-new-online-codes">six new industry codes</a> meant to better protect children from “lawful but awful” age-inappropriate content, saying the government was concerned about “addictive” AI chatbots.</p><p>They use anthropomorphism to mimic real human conversation, and they also use a bit of sycophancy to reinforce all your beliefs and to keep you chatting. And the problem with children who don’t have the cognitive ability to really ascertain what is real and what is not, in terms of a relationship with a human versus a computer program, this has led to some tragic outcomes.</p><p>We need guardrails and we don’t need a body count or ruined or lost lives like we’ve seen in the US here in Australia.<br></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/09/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese