Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to introduce legal requirements governing AI use and data centres in a major speech in July. He will convene a meeting this month of the nation's leaders to discuss data centres in a bid to reach an agreement on uniform standards, as Queensland and the Northern Territory hold out. Energy Minister Chris Bowen reaffirmed the Commonwealth would override the two governments if they refused national policy settings, warning the result would mean higher bills. "Just say let it rip ... just let them do whatever they want. Opposition energy spokesman Dan Tehan said it was a matter for developers to decide what they put forward as their energy source.