AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHSBC exit and big loan sale: HSBC has agreed to sell its A$36bn Australian home and personal loan portfolio to Blackstone, with the deal expected to close in the first half of 2027, while the bank winds down the rest of its retail operations over the next 18 months. Online gambling supply chain: A new look at Australia’s expanding online casino market highlights “picks and shovels” opportunities for ASX-listed tech suppliers behind platforms, content and payments. Data centres and local power: New Zealand and Australia are pushing tighter rules for data centres, with debate over investment, electricity supply and how benefits should stay local. Youth and social media: Australia’s eSafety watchdog says most under-16s kept using social media three months after the ban, blaming weak age checks by platforms. Health and research: A study challenges a common explanation for molar enamel defects, finding no link between early inflammation and MIH, while another research thread points to diet and inflammation links for arthritis and heart failure. Culture and community: Garma’s “circle of life” theme returns to Arnhem Land, and a 150-years-overdue book has been returned to a NSW library after being bricked into a fireplace. Defence and region: Exercise Pitch Black sees an RAAF KC-30A refuel Indian Rafales mid-air, underscoring growing defence interoperability.
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