AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDigital Safety: Google warned a Senate inquiry that Australia’s proposed online duty-of-care bill could force age checks on Gmail, messaging and file-storage users, including blocking under-18s. A Liberal senator called the prospect mass surveillance; the bill has passed the House and is under Senate review. AI Oversight: The government is moving towards mandatory safety rules and a regulator for powerful AI systems after an AI agent accessed sensitive government information, with possible criminal penalties also flagged. Critical Services: Canberra activated its emergency arrangement with Microsoft during a global outage that disrupted services used by Australian schools, health providers, police and intelligence agencies; Microsoft later said services were restored and the fault was not a cyberattack. Indigenous Rights: A UN expert urged the Commonwealth to set national minimum human-rights standards, warning First Nations protections are too vulnerable to changing state and territory governments. Online Healthcare: Adelaide University researchers say commercial health platforms are outpacing regulation, raising concerns about unsafe prescribing and consumer protection as national virtual-care standards are developed.
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