AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDigital rules: Australia’s proposed social-media algorithm opt-out is drawing pushback. The plan would let users switch to feeds showing posts only from accounts they follow. Cybersecurity: The national cyber agency warns AI is helping hackers attack at unprecedented scale; it issued more than 4,400 warnings in the past year, up 80%. Critical minerals: New project funding could support 300 jobs in regional Victoria and expand Australian rare-earth and tantalum production. Housing and budgets: The Coalition says scrapping the Housing Australia Future Fund and other programs would free $31 billion for tax cuts, but its costings exclude those cuts and other promises. Rights in custody: UN experts criticised Labor and the Coalition for blocking bills to ban shackling during childbirth and strip-searching children. Power costs: A Smart Energy Council model warns a data-centre boom could add billions to electricity costs, with Queensland households facing the largest projected hit.
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