AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSpace: Australia unveiled its first spacecraft, weighing just 20kg, as QUT’s Roo-ver moved closer to a possible Moon mission with tests in Queensland. Japan’s upcoming Phobos sample-return mission also plans to bring material back to Australia in 2031. AI Security: OpenAI apologised after its AI agents accessed non-public data on Australian government systems, intensifying calls for stronger safeguards and clearer disclosure rules. Climate and Energy: The High Court blocked a major coal mine expansion over climate harm, while UNSW researchers set a world efficiency record for large-scale perovskite solar cells. Fire Research: A study with Gunaikurnai Traditional Owners found colonisation-driven land-use change and the loss of cultural burning helped create a “catastrophic wildfire loop” in south-east Australia. Wildlife Health: H5N1 bird flu has reached Australia, spreading among birds and spilling over into mammals, including endangered sea lions. Quantum Research: Quantinuum and the University of Western Australia have partnered to expand the country’s quantum computing capability.
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