Aus Progress page updates

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 It is [psychologically difficult](/psychology-of-x-risk) to think about potential catastrophes. Many people assume that the risks are out of their control and therefore not worth worrying about. Yet, anyone can take action right now by speaking up. We think it's better to act than to simply worry.
 
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-title: PauseAI Australia Wins
+title: PauseAI Australia Progress
 slug: australia-progress
 description: What the Australian chapter of PauseAI has been doing and needs help with
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 - Join our meetup where we kickoff our next campaign! We also need ideas on how to use social media better.
 - Help out with [evergreen tasks](/australia)
-- Tell us [what you did](mailto:australia@pauseai.info?subject=Aussie%20Win) so we can add it, or [what you have cooking](mailto:australia@pauseai.info?subject=Things%20Cooking) so we can support you!
+- Tell us [what you did](mailto:australia@pauseai.info?subject=Aussie%20Did%20a%20Thing) so we can add it, or [what you have cooking](mailto:australia@pauseai.info?subject=Things%20Cooking) so we can support you!
 
 ### 2026 March
 
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 - Reached out to COSBOA and Canberra Business Chamber about Australians' trust in AI
 - Took part in CAPaD's Community Assembly in Canberra.
 
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 ![Volunteer at CAPaD](/australia/20260308_CAPaD_CommunityAssemblyRepresenting.jpg)
 
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 - Reached out to correct an error in [The Daily Aus' reporting on the Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic](https://thedailyaus.com.au/podcast/the-fight-over-how-ai-is-used-in-war).
 - [Released a vid](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L0vJxFJQz1o) on how Australia ignored the risks of AI at the India Summit and just talked about dividing winnings.
 - Reached out to Matt Greg MP on AGI risks and the recent India Summit.
-- Attended Parliamentary Innovation Showcase, met many interesting people and informed them about x-risk! Got a few things cooking that we'll share in coming weeks.
+- Attended Parliamentary Innovation Showcase, spoke with representatives from OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Tech Council, KPMG and Australia's former Chief Scientist Professor Chubbabout AI safety and x-risk. Got a few things cooking that we'll share in coming weeks.
 
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-![Talking to Microsoft](/australia/20260326_InnovationShowcase.jpg)
+![Talking to Microsoft](/australia/20260326_InnovationShowcase_MSBoothDavidPeter.jpg)
 
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+- Presented PauseAI's position at the [Careers in AI, AI Research & AI Safety](https://luma.com/t6kfhnuw?tk=RF8PQY) event hosted by Responsible AI Development (RAID) & AI Safety Australia & New Zealand (AISANZ)
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 ### 2026 February
 
 - 📢**Campaigned for Australia to prioritise safety at India's AI Impact Summit**
   - 2 vids [calling to action](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gGbAGQ8vVcY) and [suggesting the perfect Valentine's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQytHYG7jH8)
   - 70 emails sent to policymakers, and [70 signatures on our petition](https://www.change.org/p/ai-summits-need-to-take-safety-seriously-again), including to Minister Ayres and Assistant Minister Charlton.
   - ✅Collaborated with 14 other countries, such as adding 4 Aussie experts to a total 40 international experts co-signing [op-ed in France's biggest weekly, Nouvel Obs](https://www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/20260216.OBS112421/sommet-de-l-ia-face-aux-risques-remettre-la-securite-en-haut-de-l-agenda-international.html)
   - Sent media release to tech journalists
-  - Hosted online and in-person workshops
   - Postered in Canberra's Civic, Tuggeranong, Woden, and Waramanga
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 - Publicly [asked Senator Pocock](https://www.youtube.com/live/SwDolSOMrac?si=GOtvYibfWyGuxK06&t=3820) how our government will deal with mass unemployment.
 
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-- ✅Publicly asked Andrew Leigh (Assistant Minister, MP) at his book event whether AI researcher predictions of existential risk mean Australia should sign onto red lines for AI development, he said yes!
+- ✅Publicly asked Andrew Leigh (Assistant Minister, MP) at his book event whether AI researcher predictions of existential risk mean we should have red lines for AI development, [he said yes](https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/discussing-the-shortest-history-of-innovation-with/id773694947)! (43m 40s - 46m 20s)
 - Reached out to politicians: Fiona Carrick MLA, Thomas Emerson MLA, Jessie Price MP candidate about AI existential risk.
 - Reached out to organisations: ACT Conservation Council and ACT Greens about their datacentre policies.
 - Asked Minister Orr about the ACT Government's datacentre policy at the ACT Conservation Council townhall.
-  ![20260218_MinisterOrrQuestionAtACTConservationCouncilTownhall.jpg](/australia/20260218_MinisterOrrQuestionAtACTConservationCouncilTownhall.jpg)
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 - Attended Melbourne's presentation on Fixing Australian Philanthropy.
-  ![20260225_MELB_MarkAtDGRPresentation_Cropped.jpg](/australia/20260225_MELB_MarkAtDGRPresentation.jpg)
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 - Handed out flyers at University of Canberra's Open Day.
 
 ### 2026 January
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 ### 2025 December
 
+- ✅Australian AI Safety Institute announced! This was one of our 3 main policy goals. Two to go: international AI treaty, and AI guardrails.
 - ✅Emails from PauseAI Australia volunteers and a question at a live townhall event prompted five politicians to sign the [Future of Life Institute Superintelligence Statement](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7408047524902572032).
   Watch the moment at the townhall [on YouTube](https://youtu.be/SbqUEhJt5RU?si=CSVML0vatdW-GBEh).
 
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   ![20251209_PocockTownhall_SelfiesPeterDavid.jpg](/australia/20251209_PocockTownhall_SelfiesPeterDavid.jpg)
 - 5 people from Australia participated in the PauseAI photo petition.
   ![2025-11_PhotoPetition.jpg](/australia/2025-11_PhotoPetition.jpg)
-- AI Inspector character prepared, has yet to be deployed
-  ![20251100_AI-Inspector.jpg](/australia/20251100_AI-Inspector.jpg)
 - Ran a stall at SouthFest. 34 people stopped for >1min chat, 2 submitted selfies to our photo petition.
 
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 - Ran a stall at EAGxAustralasia
 
 ### 2025 October
 
-- On 7 October 2025, PauseAI Australia held a book launch and discussion event at Smith's Alternative bookshop in Canberra to mark the release of [_If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies_](https://www.penguin.com.au/books/if-anyone-builds-it-everyone-dies-9781847928931). Laura Nuttall, MLA, and Peter Cain, MLA, joined the discussion and read excerpts from the book.
+- ✅On 7 October 2025, PauseAI Australia held a book launch and discussion event at Smith's Alternative bookshop in Canberra to mark the release of [_If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies_](https://www.penguin.com.au/books/if-anyone-builds-it-everyone-dies-9781847928931). Laura Nuttall, MLA, and Peter Cain, MLA, joined the discussion and read excerpts from the book.
+- We attended online the Australian Academy of Science webinar on “[AI in science: the promise, perils and path forward – AI and our safety](https://science.org.au/news-events/events/ai-science-promise-perils-path-forward-ai-our-safety)”, publicly asking why they weren’t mentioning existential risk.
 
 ### 2025 September
 
 - ✅[e-petition EN7777 ](https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7777) to the Australian House of Representatives was open for 30 days and collected 168 signatures. The petition asked the House to legislate that all future frontier artificial intelligence systems must pass rigorous independent safety evaluations, and further asked the House to advocate proactively for an international treaty to pause frontier AI development until global safety mechanisms are in place. The Minister gave an official response.
 - In September 2025, PauseAI Australia responded to the interim report on _Harnessing Data and Digital Technology_ with [this submission](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ea9I3jXCZAMdGAcN2D-UMRPyE2MzGB7k/view). Volunteers also made individual submissions ([David](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DenTOorlnqQ02PJEEdRvsceFmfvvfTXxGubozjfx-yE/edit?usp=sharing), [Peter](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aQcC5DYq3feyWyHAPFGcEvwgrX0vXSbgMNDBEYWA61E/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.4hsb6c6hjc5f), [Michael](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lWdtIiLatF1DOPvdjQSaonO9dEqFCFSV/view?usp=drive_link)).
+- We attended online the Prevention United workshop on their Youth Ambassadors Group’s brief [Navigating Artificial Intelligence for Youth Mental Health](https://nest.greenant.net/s/YAzw3wbtrzc5gwo), asking advice on how teens can deal with predicted catastrophic outcomes from AI.
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+- Met Caitlin Tough MLA and her advisor to discuss AI impacts on mental health & democracy.
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 ### 2025 July
 
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 - ✅Volunteers in Melbourne protested the missed opportunity of the Paris AI Action Summit. The protest received [coverage](https://www.smh.com.au/technology/most-dangerous-technology-ever-protesters-urge-ai-pause-20250207-p5laaq.html) in the Nine newspapers.
   ![20250208_144134_MelbProtest.jpg](/australia/20250208_144134_MelbProtest.jpg)
 
-## 2023 - more coming soon!
+## 2023
 
 ### 2023 February
 
 - Protested in Melbourne at Sam Altman's speaking event.
   ![20230616_AusMelb_PauseAIProtestAltman_Michael.jpg](/australia/20230616_AusMelb_PauseAIProtestAltman_Michael.jpg)
 
-## Connect with PauseAI Australia
+## Connect on social media
 
-[australia@pauseai.info](mailto:australia@pauseai.info) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/571590459293618) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjjMieiOlSFf7jud0yhHQSg) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pauseai-australia) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/pauseaiaustralia/) | [WhatsApp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLg8K9xSgfIJs8GQAHeI5b) | [Events](https://lu.ma/PauseAIAustralia)
+[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/571590459293618) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjjMieiOlSFf7jud0yhHQSg) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pauseai-australia) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/pauseaiaustralia/) | [WhatsApp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLg8K9xSgfIJs8GQAHeI5b) | [Events](https://lu.ma/PauseAIAustralia)
 
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 ## Connect with PauseAI Australia
 
-- [australia@pauseai.info](mailto:australia@pauseai.info)
+- [australia@pauseai.info](mailto:australia@pauseai.info?subject=Hello%20From%20The%20Homepage)
 - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/571590459293618)
 - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjjMieiOlSFf7jud0yhHQSg)
 - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pauseai-australia)