Published AI policies across Australia higher education, classified by stance, maturity, and audience. 42 institutions tracked. Updated Apr 29, 2026.
First-adoption year for 7 dated policies.
8 classified policies, by stance.
Share of each type with a verified AI policy.
Share of classified policies that explicitly require human oversight.
Number of institutions that name each tool.
All 42 monitored institutions, by policy maturity.
What the stances mean: Conditional — allowed with guardrails · Permissive — broadly allowed · Prohibitive — restricted or banned · Encouraged — actively promoted · Unclear — no clear position
Method: institutions are drawn from public directories, AI policy pages discovered via search, verified by crawl, and archived in monthly snapshots. Snapshots are classified by an LLM on a locked rubric. Smaller systems show fewer data points. Percentages use classified policies as the denominator unless noted.