AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSoft Plastics Recycling: Australia’s soft-plastics recycling push is scaling up, but the industry says the biggest constraint now is securing enough feedstock to keep new facilities running at full tilt. Biosecurity Watch: A suspected bird flu case has been detected in a sick migratory wild bird in southern Western Australia, with samples sent to CSIRO for confirmatory testing and no signs yet of poultry infection or mass die-off. Energy & Water: Western Australia is removing thousands of kilometres of overhead power lines as remote towns adopt solar, batteries and microgrids to cut reliance on ageing grid infrastructure. Climate Risk for Food: El Niño is expected to strengthen and could disrupt weather and food output, but analysts point to near-record global cereal stocks as a potential buffer. First Nations Tourism: Growing demand is pushing Indigenous-led tourism toward more authentic experiences, with operators and researchers calling out past “human zoo” stereotypes. Mining & Land Use: Mandrake Resources has signed a drilling contract for a 3,200-metre reverse-circulation program at its Berinka gold-copper project in the NT, pending environmental approvals.
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