While the EU is driving ahead towards comprehensive, rules-based regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), other jurisdictions like the UK have been holding back, adopting a sector-specific principles-based approach to governing AI. Recent announcements by the Australian Government suggest that the antipodean jurisdiction will take a middle road, with the government acknowledging that additional mandatory safeguards are required for “high-risk” AI applications but contemplating more flexibility in lower-risk contexts. In 2023, the Australian Government conducted a…