AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoPacific Security: Australia and Vanuatu have finally signed the long-awaited Nakamal Agreement, a watered-down $500m security and economic pact that locks in “no foreign military base” on Vanuatu soil while keeping Australia as the preferred policing and development partner. Big Tech & Kids Online: Australia moves to toughen its under-16 social media ban, proposing doubled penalties up to $99m and giving eSafety more power to pursue platforms in court. Crime & Justice: An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old girl’s body was found in a suitcase in Thailand; he denies the charges and was arrested as he tried to flee. Housing & Local Government: Brisbane’s Kurilpa Commons community garden faces police action and possible closure as the state prepares to sell the land for housing. Finance & Business: FDC Group has filed for an ASX IPO valuing it at about $969m, aiming to raise $400m. Energy & Skills: Skills in Demand visa settings are being criticised as falling short for employers, and a new push is growing for an urgent energy policy reset.
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