AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Cybersecurity Push: OpenAI and other AI giants (including Anthropic, Google and Perplexity) have signed an open letter urging governments to fund and scale defences against AI-enabled cyber threats, warning attacks will get faster and more sophisticated. Parliament & Spending Scrutiny: Labor faced questions over a failed bid to host a global climate summit, with reports of $7.3m spent on 156 overseas trips by more than 100 bureaucrats. Disaster Response & Consular Care: Australia says 39 citizens are missing after Nepal–Tibet flash floods and landslides, with DFAT deploying consular and humanitarian support and a $5m assistance package as officials warn of further flooding risk. Online Safety Enforcement: A Senate committee has backed changes to Australia’s under-16 social media minimum age law, recommending stronger eSafety Commissioner powers and higher civil penalties. Drug Harm: A new overdose report says 2,500+ Australians died from drug-induced overdoses in 2024, with older Australians making up a growing share of deaths. Crypto & Child Safety: Operation Lighthouse, involving law enforcement, crypto firms and nonprofits, generated thousands of investigative leads and identified CSAM-linked suspects across 125 countries.
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