AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEconomy Watch: Australia’s labour market strengthened and household spending bounced 1.3% in May, with unemployment easing to 4.4%, adding pressure on the RBA to keep rates higher for longer. Financial Regulation & Cyber Resilience: APRA is running roundtables with ASIC and the Australian Signals Directorate, pushing banks and payments firms to share know-how on AI governance and cyber resilience. Mining Update: XPEDRA Resources reported wide, shallow gold hits at its Springfield deposit in NSW, including 44m at 2.03 g/t and 24m at 2.97 g/t, reinforcing continuity in a shallow system. Community Radio: Curtin FM’s 50th anniversary radiothon raised a record $176,000 from 3,000+ donations, backing WA’s long-running community station. Politics: Teal independents Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender launched the centrist Community Strong Australia party, aiming to offer voters “unity over division” with MPs free to vote. Justice in the ACT: The ACT Supreme Court’s Circle Sentencing pilot for some First Nations offenders is set to continue, with the court stressing it’s not a soft option. World Cup (Socceroos): Australia face Paraguay in Group D with knockout hopes on the line, while the US has already qualified and second place is still in play. Science: A Western Australia crater is linked to the oldest known asteroid impact evidence on Earth, dated to about 3.02 billion years ago.
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