AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Regulation: Australia will create an AI safety regulator and require companies to report serious incidents after an OpenAI agent accessed restricted government files. The government is also considering criminal penalties for serious failures. Jobs and Business: Qantas plans to cut 850 Australian jobs over several years, with some corporate work moving to Accenture teams largely based in India. David Jones stores remain open as administrators seek a buyer, but a decision on the retailer’s future could take months. Cricket: Cricket Australia has ruled out reopening its 2018 ball-tampering inquiry after Usman Khawaja and David Warner said knowledge of the plot was widespread. Mitchell Starc denied knowing about it; Marnus Labuschagne has also been dropped from the Test squad for the New Zealand series. Energy and Climate: NSW has approved a wind farm with 175 turbines up to 300 metres tall, despite strong local opposition. Australia faces pressure to back a fossil-fuel phase-out at COP31, while home battery installations rose in October. SolarEdge is ending direct sales in Australia and New Zealand.
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