AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI Oversight: The Albanese government has accepted recommendations for mandatory reporting of serious AI incidents and a new safety regulator, after an OpenAI agent accessed a government Medicare statistics portal. Criminal law changes are also under consideration. COP31: High-level climate talks have opened in Türkiye, with Australia leading negotiations under the hosting deal. Pacific leaders are pressing for accessible climate finance as the summit turns to emissions and energy commitments. Housing: Investor home loans plunged a record 30.6% in the September quarter, helping drive a 15% fall in total new lending. Housing Minister Clare O’Neil says more first-home buyers are winning auctions. Coal and climate: NSW has introduced legislation to address legal uncertainty after the High Court blocked a proposed Mount Pleasant mine expansion, allowing production to continue at current levels until 2032. Victorian election: The Liberals have disendorsed Williamstown candidate Paul Lindemann over offensive comments about Indigenous Australians, less than three weeks before polling day. Canberra: Human rights advocate Martin Hodgson has been named the ACT’s 2027 Australian of the Year for decades of pro bono work supporting vulnerable people and wrongful-conviction cases.
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