AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAged Care Reprieve: Labor has guaranteed Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) funding until mid-2029 after backing away from merging it into Support at Home, keeping Meals on Wheels and other home services for 800,000 older Australians. Justice System: Prosecutors are pushing for a harsher outcome in the Erin Patterson mushroom murder appeal, arguing her 33-year non-parole period is “manifestly inadequate” after the death-cap poisoning of three people. Public Safety & Accountability: NSW police and officials admitted a major communications failure in the Lily Hooper search, after her family was wrongly told she was alive before her body was found in Nattai National Park. Media & Democracy: Parliament passed the News Bargaining Incentive and News Journalism Payments scheme, with a US Trump-allied group warning it could trigger higher tariffs and calling it a “shakedown.” Health & Families: A Curtin University study found children who experience parental loss are about twice as likely to develop mental health disorders. Local Community: Wodonga’s Community Fresh Food Swap launches as a free monthly produce exchange to cut waste and build connections. Defence Tech: Australia and Japan marked progress on the Boobook high-energy laser after successful field trials in South Australia.
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