AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI Governance: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will create an Office of AI inside his department and push a single, whole-of-government framework for AI standards, plus faster approvals for AI datacentres—aimed at boosting investor certainty while addressing safety, copyright, jobs, security and data-centre energy impacts. Cybersecurity & Work Habits: A WatchGuard survey flags rising “shadow AI” and everyday risk behaviours at small and mid-sized firms, including password reuse and public Wi‑Fi use. Online Safety: Reuters reports Australia’s under-16 social media ban is tripping at the first step—age checks aren’t reliably catching teens before accounts are opened. Health & Research: Flinders-led work finds the Alzheimer’s-linked tau protein is essential for normal long-term memory formation, while a MediPharm Labs Phase II trial reports improved agitation in advanced dementia. Science in Australia: Researchers confirm Western Australia’s North Pole Dome crater is Earth’s oldest known asteroid impact site, formed about 3.02 billion years ago. Energy Storage: Renoz says solar-plus-battery systems are growing in WA for resilience in peri-urban and regional areas.
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