Tracking 135 agencies · updated daily
How the Australian Government talks about its use of AI
Since February 2025, non-corporate Commonwealth entities have had to publish an AI transparency statement: a public page saying how they use AI and how they manage its risks. 95 of the 96 agencies required to publish have done so; the remaining agency (NEPA, 1 July 2026) was created recently. This site keeps the versions it finds and summarises what changed.
Each square is an agency, shaded by how much of its statement is in its own words (bespoke) rather than shared with other agencies (borrowed).
132 changes of substance since 11 Nov 2025, across 121 published statements.
- Published
- 121 of 135
- Not yet published
- 1
- Not required
- 7
- Exempt
- 6
- Most changed
- DSS · 5 changes
- Most templated
- AUASB · 11% bespoke
What’s changed
Full timeline →Changes recorded each month; darker colours mark more substantial edits. How we classify them.
Figures
| Month | changes of substance | reworded, same substance | cosmetic edits | noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Dec 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 26 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Apr 26 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| May 26 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 53 |
| June 26 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| July 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Aug 26 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Sept 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
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The OAIC rewrites its statement to say it now uses AI. It discloses the use cases, names a Chief AI Officer and AI Accountable Officer, sets up governance boards and a register, and commits to annual review.
read by Claude Opus 5.5 -
Stops saying it doesn't use AI for decision-making and administrative action. This settles a contradiction, since the statement already listed that usage pattern among the ways it uses AI.
read by Claude Opus 5.5 - Healthdirect Australia HEALTHDIRECT
Adds the healthdirect GP helpline to the services the statement covers, and makes minor link, punctuation and formatting fixes.
read by Claude Opus 5.5
Explore
- Timeline 132 changes Every change of substance, newest first, with a one-sentence summary and the words that changed.
- Agencies 121 / 135 Who has published a statement, who hasn't, and who isn't required to.
- What the statements say 121 profiled The statements read against the AI policy: who is in charge, what they report, and what later versions dropped.
- Shared wording 201 passages Which passages appear in more than one statement, and which statements are in their own words.
- Who's who hand-written The government bodies responsible for AI policy, and what each one does.