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SafeAI-Aus provides practical resources, frameworks, and insights to help Australian businesses, policymakers, and communities adopt AI in a way that is:
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- **Safe** — aligned with ethical and regulatory standards
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- **Responsible** — transparent, fair, and accountable
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- **Growth-focused** — unlocking productivity and innovation for Australias future
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- **Growth-focused** — unlocking productivity and innovation for Australia's future
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This repository powers the SafeAI-Aus knowledge hub, built with [MkDocs Material](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/).
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## Whats inside
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## What's inside
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- **`mkdocs.yml`** — site configuration (theme, navigation, metadata, search, sitemap)
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- **`docs/`** — all content in Markdown (flattened for clean URLs)
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- **`docs/`** — all content in Markdown organized into three main areas:
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- **AI Safety & Standards** — Australian legislation, voluntary safety standards, international legal overview
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- **Governance Templates** — practical policy templates, checklists, and forms for AI implementation
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- **Business Resources** — grants, funding, tools, frameworks, and state/territory resources
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- **`.github/workflows/deploy.yml`** — GitHub Actions workflow to build & publish the site
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- **`requirements.txt`** — Python dependencies for local preview and CI
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- **Custom assets** — CSS, JavaScript, and performance optimizations for enhanced UX
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## Content Highlights
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Our knowledge hub includes:
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- **AI Safety Standards** — Voluntary 10-guardrail framework and regulatory guidance
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- **Governance Tools** — Ready-to-use templates for AI policies, risk assessments, and incident reporting
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- **Business Resources** — Comprehensive directory of AI grants, tools, and learning resources across Australia
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- **State & Territory Guides** — Localised AI resources and support networks
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👉 Please keep content aligned with the projects mission: *safe, responsible, and growth-focused AI for Australia.*
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👉 Please keep content aligned with the project's mission: *safe, responsible, and growth-focused AI for Australia.*
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## Connect with us
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- **GitHub**: [safeai-aus/safeai-aus.github.io](https://github.com/safeai-aus/safeai-aus.github.io)
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- **Website**: [safeaiaus.org](https://safeaiaus.org/)
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This project is licensed under the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0)**.
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You are free to share and adapt the material with appropriate credit.

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MIT License
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Copyright (c) 2025 SafeAI-Aus
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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# Additional License Information
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This repository contains both **content** and **code**.
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- **Code** (scripts, automation, config, examples) → Licensed under the MIT Licence (above).
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- **Content** (documentation, templates, guides, media) → Licensed under the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0)**.
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- **Adapt** — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially
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- **Attribution** — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
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Full license text: [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)
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> “This project was developed by SafeAI-Aus and is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: [SafeAI-Aus](https://safeai-aus.github.io/).”

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# Notice
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This repository is dual-licensed to distinguish between **code** and **content**:
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- **Code** (scripts, examples, automation, config) is licensed under the **MIT License**.
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- This means you can freely use, modify, and distribute the code, including for commercial purposes, as long as you include the copyright notice.
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> “This project was developed by SafeAI-Aus and is licensed under CC BY 4.0 for content and MIT for code. Source: [SafeAI-Aus](https://safeai-aus.github.io/).”
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To enable safe, ethical, and growth-oriented AI adoption in Australian businesses through open standards, practical tools, and collaborative knowledge-sharing.
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