AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoOnline Safety Push: Victoria is proposing “demasking” powers to force social media and AI platforms to identify anonymous accounts accused of online vilification, and to lower the barrier for families to sue over child mental harm. Citizenship Test Shake-up (NZ): New Zealand’s citizenship test rollout has faced delays after officials found online cheating-detection would be hard and raised privacy and security concerns over collecting biometric data; the government says the test won’t be taken online. WA Policing Tech: Western Australia has begun a real-time facial recognition trial that led to an arrest during a public demonstration, sparking privacy backlash. Regional Security: Iran-US tensions escalated again with US strikes and Israeli warnings about missile spillover risk, as the Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint. Corporate Watchdog: ASIC racked up a record $830m in civil penalties for corporate misconduct. Health & Justice (Laos): Laos says it can’t determine responsibility for six tourist deaths linked to methanol-tainted alcohol because no autopsies were done. Fuel & Farming: NSW farmers are set to push for policy action at a major conference, including fuel and fertiliser security.
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