AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBangladesh Test shock in Darwin: Tanzid Hasan became the first Bangladeshi batter to score a Test century in Australia, making 101 as Bangladesh piled on after bowling Australia out for 198, reaching 286-3 at tea on day two. Cricket Australia Big Bash limbo: CA chief Todd Greenberg says the WBBL/BBL contracting embargo could be lifted next week, but privatisation talks with the players’ association and states are still dragging. US tariffs push: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he asked Donald Trump for an exemption from 12.5% forced-labour-linked tariffs, with Trump agreeing to consider it, alongside AUKUS discussion. Politics and identity: Foreign Minister Penny Wong rejects One Nation’s “monoculture” push, arguing multiculturalism is “the only Australia that has ever existed.” GST fight heats up: Productivity Commission interim findings renew pressure to unwind the Morrison-era WA GST deal, with Tasmania warning it could lose up to 15% of GST revenue. Queensland emergency delivery: Officers in Browns Plains helped deliver a baby girl in a police station driveway in seven minutes; both mother and baby are recovering. Meta teen ban: Meta removed about 756,000 under-16 accounts in Australia ahead of enforcement. Business and jobs: Shell QGC in Queensland is reportedly reviewing operations that could lead to job cuts. Sport off-field tragedy: Rookie golfer Jessica Bang, 18, died in Thailand after a brain haemorrhage.
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