Reported at www.abc.net.au: The Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, has been banned from all federal government devices in Australia due to national security concerns.

Government bodies must remove and block access to DeepSeek products immediately and report compliance back to the government, although employees can still use it on personal devices.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke emphasised the government’s focus on risks rather than the country of origin of the technology, likening the ban to an earlier prohibition of TikTok.