AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoOnline Safety: Malaysia has started enforcing a ban on social media accounts for children under 16, requiring age checks against government records and warning platforms face penalties if they don’t comply. Queensland Transport: Queensland’s e-bike and e-scooter crackdown heads to parliament, but tougher rules have been watered down after backlash, including exemptions for supervised teens and some medical conditions. Olympics Infrastructure: Work begins on Brisbane’s 2032 stadium at Victoria Park after protesters were removed, with the project controlled by a Games authority to start the 63,000-seat build. Police Accountability: NSW Police face fresh calls for transparency after claims of a culture of gratuitous violence and cover-ups, following ABC’s Four Corners coverage. Health Regulation: Queensland obesity surgeon Dr Reza Adib has been suspended from practising medicine as rape charges proceed. Victorian Governance: Victoria is reviewing major KPMG public sector contracts over confidential data misuse concerns. Welfare Administration: An IT system that wrongly cancelled welfare payments has been taken offline for months to fix unlawful mutual obligations decisions. Child Protection (NT): A report says nearly one in three NT children in out-of-home care were allegedly harmed in 2024-25.
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