Political bribery and a Federal ICAC
Political bribery includes donations of all kinds. Being clear about this should precede establishing a federal Independent Commission against Corruption .
Paper Emperors – Sally Young Interview
Interview with Sally Young about her book – Paper Emperors – also offering great insights into the current media landscape in Australia,
Paper Emperors: The Rise of Australia’s Newspaper Empires
author: Sally Young name: Kim average rating: 4.10 book published: rating: 5 read at: 2019/06/01 date added: 2019/09/07 shelves: review: I enjoyed every page of this book – a well narrated and throughly researched expose into the history of Newspapers in...Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir – Israel, Palestine and Beyond
author: John Lyons name: Kim average rating: 4.42 book published: rating: 5 read at: 2019/04/01 date added: 2019/09/07 shelves: review: A wonderful read offering great insight into many world events as seen from a top rate journalist, and in particular into the Israel...
ACCC takes on the Internet giants – sort of…
The ACCC digital platform inquiry is a mixture of some real reform suggestions and the usual tinkering around the edges of a flawed regulatory regime. It is a step in the right direction, but short on vision and devoid of courage to take the lead.
Webtopia: The world wide wreck of tech and how to make the net work
author: Peter Lewis name: Kim average rating: 4.37 book published: rating: 0 read at: 2019/07/29 date added: 2019/07/29 shelves:...
The Corpocracy Rules!
Interview with independent journalist Michael West abou the corpocracy, defamation laws, watergate, business tax avodiance and the often unhealthy intersection between business and government.
Getting voters involved!
Interview with Adam Jacoby – founder of MiVote and a man with much to say about how we can remove the vested interests from the political descision making process and getting voters involved. Adam offers interesting solutons, but above all he offers hope!
The more things change…
Mr. Smith went to Washington and found that the system of democracy was broken. Not much has changed since.
Facebook Libra Pitching for World Domination
Facebook’s Libra launch does not just have the potential to propel Facebook into a major player in consumer payments and credit services, it may well be the most profound change to world’s financial systems since the abolishment of the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1971.
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