AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoGun Reform: Canberra (ACT) will join Australia’s gun buyback after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, with the federal government funding 75% of buyback/admin costs and 100% of firearm destruction. Local Justice: A 45-year-old man has been arrested over the death of an Irish woman in Melbourne’s Ferntree Gully, with homicide detectives investigating and the man charged with murder. Work & AI: NSW has awarded nearly $1m in compensation to an injured worker after a tribunal explicitly considered how AI-driven job uncertainty could affect future earning capacity. Energy Storage Breakthrough: Flinders University researchers report a zinc-iodine battery advance using a water-based system that can last 60,000+ charge cycles with minimal capacity loss. Business & Industry: Equus Energy says it needs about $1.25b to reach first production at the Equus offshore gas field (excluding key facilities). Health & Environment: A Perth trial found cutting plastic contact can quickly reduce urinary phthalates and bisphenols. Sports: Australia’s second Test vs Bangladesh gets underway with Starc and Shoriful Islam driving the action.
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