Research Australia’s submission to the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence supports AI adoption that advances health and medical research, healthcare, productivity and sovereign capability while protecting safety, equity, privacy and public trust. It calls for a comprehensive national healthcare AI plan supported by a unified health data strategy, interoperable and secure infrastructure, sustained research investment and exemplar implementations demonstrating safe and scalable adoption.
Research Australia advocates proportionate regulation and clinical governance, investment in AI literacy and workforce capability, and stronger public participation and social licence. It emphasises equity by design, including First Nations leadership and Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and the needs of regional, rural and remote communities.
The submission also calls for public investment, procurement and commercialisation policies that retain Australian intellectual property, data, talent and sovereign capability while translating AI innovation into measurable health, social and economic benefits.
You can read our full submission here.
