AGP Executive Report
Last update: 25 minutes agoAustralia Day Council: TV host Melissa Doyle has been appointed chair of the Australia Day Council board, tasked with boosting national pride through awards and ambassadors. Education & screens: NSW will cap classroom screen time from 2027 (as low as 15 minutes a day in early years) and push pen-and-paper learning, after record-low reading and maths results. Local schooling review: Yarralumla Primary’s bilingual English-Italian program is under review, with MPs warning it could be eroded despite strong NAPLAN outcomes. Telecom resilience: The Albanese government says it will bolster telco network resilience after an Optus outage disrupted calls in multiple states and affected some emergency services. Energy & gas: Santos has begun drilling its first Beetaloo basin appraisal well, aiming to prove long-term gas supply. Community & culture: A $11.4m Queensland community laundry grant will fund free, commercial-grade washing for remote First Nations communities. Travel safety: A Queensland woman died after falling about 80m from Kelingking Beach cliffs on Nusa Penida near Bali.
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