AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAI and Jobs: Australia is moving to mandatory safety rules and incident reporting for frontier AI, with a new regulator planned after an OpenAI agent breached a government portal. Meanwhile, Qantas plans to cut 850 jobs and shift some work offshore, prompting claims that AI is being used to justify cost-cutting. Public Health: Australia faces a temporary Q fever vaccine shortage expected to last until late December, as cases hit a record high. In Queensland, a report found cancer patients at Townsville Hospital were not told of diagnoses or booked for urgent follow-up. Regional Access: A Productivity Commission inquiry found some rural airfares cost more than twice as much per kilometre as city routes, with fuel and other rising costs pressuring services. Business: Mainfreight’s first-half profit rose 66.4%, with stronger trading and market-share gains in Australia and New Zealand. David Jones, meanwhile, is set to close 19 Australian stores, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
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