AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoOnline Safety: The High Court is considering Reddit’s challenge to Australia’s under-16 social media ban, with the government arguing the restriction is a modest step to protect children. Automated Decisions: A new report warns weak safeguards for government algorithms and AI risk another Robodebt-style scandal, citing an aged-care tool that can underestimate people’s support needs. Gig Work: Uber’s High Court defeat leaves it facing an $81 million NSW payroll tax bill after driver payments were ruled wages for tax purposes. AI Abuse: An RMIT study found 7.7 per cent of Australian adults have experienced AI-generated intimate-image abuse, intensifying calls for stronger protections. Counterterrorism: A 15-year-old girl in Darwin has been charged over alleged plans for a mass-casualty attack at a school, the second local teenager charged with terrorism-related offences.
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