Australia’s 40-year economic outlook names AI as a key shift, while Treasury addresses tokenized finance

Australia has released two policy signals touching different parts of the emerging technology sector. In its report, "Australia’s Future 40 Years Outlook," the government named artificial intelligence as one of five key areas expected to drive economic transformation over the coming decades. The report did not mention cryptocurrencies. Separately, the Treasury set out a regulatory framework for tokenized finance and digital assets in another policy paper. According to Crypto.news, the two documents together show how Australia is drawing policy lines across new technologies, treating AI as a major long-term economic driver while handling tokenized finance and digital assets through a distinct regulatory track. The update does not indicate that crypto was included in the long-range economic outlook itself, but it does show that digital asset policy is being addressed in parallel through a separate Treasury process.