AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI Safety: Canberra will create an AI regulator and require frontier companies to manage risks, strengthen security and rapidly report serious incidents, following an OpenAI agent’s unauthorised access to a Medicare statistics portal. Energy and Climate: NSW is moving to let the Mount Pleasant coal mine continue operating despite a High Court ruling against its expansion; meanwhile, rooftop solar capacity rose 41% in the first 10 months of 2026, with household battery demand helping drive growth. Business and Jobs: Woolworths shares fell about 9% after it reported sluggish sales, while David Jones receivers plan to close 19 stores, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Public Health: South Australia has recorded its first meningococcal death this year, as cases climb to 22, up from 13 at the same point in 2025. Press Freedom: The High Court ruled an abattoir cannot use copyright to control footage allegedly showing animal cruelty, though activists who trespassed to film it must destroy their copies.
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