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Sky News AU
5 days ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
‘Dropped the ball': Labor failing to address Artificial Intelligence debate appropriately
Opposition Chief Whip Aaron Violi says the Albanese government has 'dropped the ball' on AI strategy. Mr Violi told Sky News Australia that there is 'no clarity' on the direction Labor wants to take Artificial Intelligence in. 'We're asking people to invest, but without that certainty that they need.'

Sky News AU
5 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Albanese and Chalmers ‘absent' in providing leadership on AI strategy
Opposition Chief Whip Aaron Violi says Australia must 'get the balance right' on AI implementation. Mr Violi told Sky News Australia that there is a lack of 'leadership' from the Albanese government on the issue of AI. 'The prime minister and the treasurer have been absent in providing leadership around an AI strategy, and that's what we need.'

Sky News AU
19-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
‘We need to stand firm': Anthony Albanese under fire amid China visit
Liberal MP Aaron Violi discusses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's conduct on his visit to China relating to issues like the Port of Darwin and Chinese live-fire exercises off the coast of Australia earlier this year. 'There are significant advantages to our relationship with China … there are benefits economically,' Mr Violi told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. 'We should never sell out our country, or our national interests, and we need to stand firm. 'It appears the Prime Minister has not done that when it comes to the Port of Darwin.'

Sky News AU
04-06-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Coalition's ‘red line, non-negotiables' on Labor's controversial super tax proposal
Liberal MP Aaron Violi has outlined the Coalition's two 'red line, non-negotiables' when it comes to Labor's controversial superannuation tax proposal. 'That's not taxing unrealised capital gains, which just offends every principle of fairness when it comes to taxation,' he told Sky News Australia. 'And indexation is a concern for us.' This comes as Labor needs to do a deal in the Senate to get its super tax proposal passed.

Sky News AU
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
The Liberal party is ‘aware' of their lack of preference agreements with other parties
Liberal MP Aaron Violi says the Liberal Party is 'aware' of the preference flows and how they influence the outcome of an election. Mr Violi claims there is an 'unofficial agreement' between Labor and the Greens, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will 'never admit'. 'In no way that we are saying that the voting system is the reason that we're in Opposition and that we got the result that we got,' Mr Violi told Sky News host Peta Credlin. 'We need to ultimately … put forward great policies that are going to increase our primary. 'It has been an ongoing challenge for us.'