There’s an exodus of expats from Asia’s COVID crisis. Australians are stuck.
ia has normalised cruelty over many years – now, as COVID’s delta variant sweeps through South East Asia, our citizens abroad are copping it.
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Australia’s ACCC is protecting local media monopolists from Google and Facebook
The stakes have been raised in the Australian government’s stoush with Google and Facebook. Last week, Facebook joined Google in expressing opposition to the proposed new laws, threatening to block news sharing from Australian Facebook users. But the ACCC seems more concerned with protecting the market power of Australia’s old news publishers, and is squandering […]
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In Google’s battle with the Australian Government, there’s no good guy
Australia’s regulator is barking up the wrong tree when it comes to dealing with Google and Facebook and news publishers.
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Close the beach – a very Sydney solution to the coronavirus problem
The closure of Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach in response to coronavirus concerns was typical Sydney problem solving – fire, aim, ready – and punish all for the transgressions of a few.
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The world’s richest can’t save the United States
How could the world’s richest country, home to the world’s most successful drug and technology companies, richest plutocrats, and most prestigious universities, be incapable of providing essential medical care for its people?
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The Algorithm is Toxic 