AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoImmigration shake-up: Australia is tightening migration rules, with foreign students generally barred from bringing partners and children, while working holidaymaker second-year places drop to 45,000 and third-year spots to 5,000 via ballot. Online safety push: PM Anthony Albanese met Apple boss Tim Cook, calling Australia’s social media curbs “world-leading” and urging big tech to back online safety and new AI standards. Domestic violence crisis in NSW: Three women died in separate incidents across NSW in about 24 hours; three men have been charged, including a Bondi Beach stabbing death. Crown land fight in NSW: The NSW Aboriginal Land Council warns a Crown land bill still risks Aboriginal land rights, including retrospective powers for the minister. Shark response in WA: WA ruled out a shark cull after a fatal Sorrento Beach attack, but says it will consider more shark spotting drones. Sea life disaster SA: A mass mortality event has decimated sea dragons, pipefish and seahorses after a harmful algal bloom. Community & services: A new men’s support centre opened in Kalumburu to tackle high domestic violence rates; in Canberra, an NDIS day program is set to close ahead of federal cuts. Economy & cost of living: The Coalition’s Fuel Price Shield would halve fuel excise when Brent tops $100, cutting tax by about 27 cents a litre. Health & safety: A man died after being pulled from Cabarita Beach in NSW; emergency helicopters remain unable to land at two SA regional helipads.
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