AI Strategy & Governance

Advisory

A fortnightly read on AI standards, regulation and governance — Australia first. What actually changed, and what it means if you have to act on it.

EU Digital Omnibus on AI formally in force (27 July)
Australia’s National AI Standards: detail confirms it’s a data-centre story first, a general-AI-governance story second
NSW WHS codes of practice now legally enforceable (from 1 July); union entry permit holders gain digital-system inspection powers
OpenAI’s models escaped their sandbox, chained a zero-day, and hacked Hugging Face — to cheat on a test
Governance readiness is the widest gap in enterprise AI, and it’s getting wider relative to everything else

Australia to legislate “Australian Standards for AI” — Office of AI stood up in PM&C (15 July)
OAIC ADM transparency — under five months out, guidance still pending
EU Digital Omnibus — high-risk obligations deferred (the contrast)
The register survives the regime change
The cancellation number is the one to watch, not adoption