Turned to writing at 60, reckon that'll do for the next 30 years, then I'll become a musician - after that, who knows, maybe a wizard...
Dodgicel: Andy Penn given more billions, this time to beat China to a telco takeover
Why the blazes was Telstra slotted $1.6bn by the government to buy Digicell and annoy the Chinese, and how is it Telstra shares slumped by one-third during the bull market when they cooly took $100bn in public money? Kim Wingerei checks on the charmed existence of...
ASIC charging 130% late fees to small business. What’s the scam?
ASIC – the Australian Securities and Investment Commission – manages the register of businesses as part of its remit. If you have a company it will charge you $267* per annum for the privilege. But whatever you do, don’t pay that bill late! Miss the...
Is the ACCC protecting telco consumers or fattening up NBNCo for sale?
This post was featured in Michael West Media (michaelwest.com.au) on 31 July 2021. Is the ACCC helping the Government get the best price for the sale of NBNCo? The competition regulators are doing consumers no favours hindering investment in new telco infrastructure....
Google dodges regulation, hits advertisers with “regulatory” charges: What’s the Scam?
Google's parent Alphabet is making record profits, $US18.5b in the last quarter alone, almost 30% of revenue. But it is not enough, Google feels so aggrieved by the mostly non-existing "digital services regulations", it is charging advertisers more; so a 5% surcharge...
The world is in a crisis of our own making – is it sowing the seeds of change?
The world is in a crisis. And many of our leaders are failing us. People are despondent, angry and sad, many unable to see their loved ones, many more not knowing how to cope. There is no end in sight, unless we look beyond the concreted corridors of power....
Bali is leading the vaccination race, welcoming tourists soon, but not Australians
Sports rorter Bridget McKenzie back on the front bench courtesy of Barnaby Joyce
Bridget McKenzie was forced to resign in February 2020 after the "sports rorts" affair but, as are the ways of the National Party, misdeeds are quickly forgotten if you back the right leader at the right time. So just like her good buddy, recently resurrected National...
Barnaby Joyce is back – questions about his conduct remain!
Barnaby Joyce proves that a long history of questionable conduct, pork barelling and obtuse dealings with non existing water is no obstacle to National Party leadership. Here are “six of the best” from our QED database – living, walking proof of the...
Protection Racket: Digital Media Code a farce as Google and Facebook not “designated”
Google and Facebook are yet to be “designated” under the Digital Media Bargaining Code, leaving the Code a farce rather than the touted “world-first reform”. Pressure on the platforms meant a small transfer of money from them to the old media...
The digital media farce continues as nothing changes
Nine Entertainment is the latest of the old media companies to announce deals with Google and Facebook. For a fraction of what they once thought they deserved, and without any of the benefits to consumers which the Digital Bargaining Code bill purported to provide. In...
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