AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoOffshore detention costs surge: Australia’s offshore detention program is getting more expensive, with the federal budget showing offshore detention and related policy rising to about $971.6m in 2025/26 (up from $580.7m the year before), and $14.35bn spent since 2012—while a skills push adds $85.2m for faster migrant assessments, but asylum support for people awaiting visa decisions stays at $44/day. Pacific jobs pressure: The World Bank warns Pacific growth is weakening—forecast 2.8% in 2026—as fuel, shipping, and weaker tourism bite, and it flags a jobs gap where NEET rates are stuck high, including Nauru (35–41%). Travel access snapshot: Pakistan’s passport ranks 100th, with 30 destinations visa-free or visa-on-arrival, including Vanuatu. Regional resilience funding: Fiji and Australia ratified the Pacific Resilience Facility treaty, aiming to put climate adaptation and disaster preparedness grants under Pacific-led control. Geographic Lottery: The latest item is thin on details, but it’s the only “just happened” lead in the past 12 hours.
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