AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNepal Floods: Foreign Minister Penny Wong says it’s “difficult” to locate Australians still unaccounted for after catastrophic flooding, with 39 missing and a $5m humanitarian response underway as search and rescue ramps up. Visa Changes: Australia has opened a post-study work pathway for vocational graduates under the Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) stream, while also setting an age cap of 35 for key post-higher-education work applicants. Data Centres & Power: The federal government has dropped a proposed renewable-energy mandate for data centres after state objections, with leaders now aiming for consistent national standards on energy, water and land use. AI Music Crackdown: ARIA will ban tracks created mostly or entirely by AI from its main charts, following controversy over an AI Madonna cover. Tech & Business: OpenAI appoints former Meta executive Sandhya Devanathan to lead Southeast Asia and Australia; NextDC reports a profit beat and surging contracted capacity as AI demand strains power and water. Defence: BAE Systems has laid the keel for the first Hunter-class frigate, NUSHIP Hunter, as Australia’s next-generation naval build moves forward. Sports: The Boomers thrashed Syria 123-64 in FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers; Leicester Tigers sign Australian fly-half Jack Bowen.
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