AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMajor Arts Loss: Sam Neill has died in Sydney aged 78, with family calling it “sudden and unexpected” after he said earlier this year he was cancer-free; tributes poured in from across Australia and New Zealand, including from Peaky Blinders co-stars. AI Copyright Clash: Australia’s fight over whether AI firms can scrape creative work is back in focus, with the government weighing alternatives to a text-and-data mining carve-out and considering how rights holders could enforce claims. Tech + Mining Investment: Hancock Prospecting has put $50m into Lumitron, backing its HyperView X-ray imaging tech that could boost mining inspections and ore recovery. Health + Safety: Queensland police have charged a former partner with murder after the body of missing mother Jana Armstrong was found in bushland near Redbank Creek. Environment Watch: South Australia’s dolphin deaths spiked after the state’s toxic algal bloom, with researchers linking the toll to collapsing food sources. Travel Reform: Australia is moving to replace paper arrival cards with digital options at airports.
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