AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTelecom Reliability Watch: Optus has apologised after a 76-minute outage disrupted voice services and left some customers unable to reach triple-0, prompting welfare checks across Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory—again raising pressure on emergency-call resilience. AI & Sovereignty: Sri Lanka’s “universal basic AI” pilot is being pushed with Australia in a bid to keep more digital services and spending onshore. Research & Climate Tech: A world-first floating wetland trial on Phillip Island cut greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater lagoons by up to 36% for carbon dioxide and up to 66% for methane. Public Policy & Security: Australia–China university research collaborations are under renewed scrutiny, while a journalist alleges transcript “inaudible” edits in a national security press exchange. Health & Environment: New findings link prenatal exposure to a common plastic chemical (DEHP) with autism and ADHD traits, and separate work explores how everyday items may raise autism risk. Science for the Future: Australian researchers say they’re on track for a live Tasmanian tiger by 2036, using gene-editing and surrogate dunnarts.
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