Giving credit where it's due, we'll done.

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia’s place in the AI race is the most critical moment for national self-reliance since World War II, as he heads to San Francisco to advance a $21 billion deal that would boost Australia’s stake in the technology’s development.

The deputy prime minister told this masthead the timeframe for locking in an agreement to make Australia a second home for Anthropic was measured in months not years “because the technology is moving so fast”, adding urgency to his trip.