Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash announced proposed new legislation aimed at making online “trolls” accountable for their actions. Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard Morrison decry trolls as “cowardly” and…
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5/5 © Reuters. Tokuji Ito (53), the proprietor of Japanese public bathhouse (or sento) ‘Dai-ni Takara-yu’, prepares to open his facility in Tokyo, Japan November 25, 2021. Picture taken November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato 2/5…
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COVID forced companies around the world to urgently review their business models. Restaurants switched to selling groceries, passenger airlines moved cargo, and car manufacturers produced ventilators. The pandemic highlighted the importance of fresh thinking in…
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As the climate changes, southern Australia is likely to keep getting drier on average, particularly in the southwest. However, this year has been wet. And yesterday the Bureau of Meteorology announced we are now in…
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The Bank of England will no longer hold off-the-record briefings with individual financial firms, in a bid to increase transparency. According to a report from Reuters, the BoE said the move was a “permanent step…
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5/5 © Reuters. Cars drive along a snow covered flooded road that fell overnight from Storm Arwen, in Leek, Staffordshire, Britain, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carl Recine 2/5 LONDON (Reuters) – At least two people died…
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Inequality is an issue that arises everywhere in the world today. Recent studies by economists such as Branko Milanovic and Thomas Piketty have looked at trends in economic inequality on a global scale. Social movements…
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4/4 © Reuters. The sign reading “Listvyazhnaya coal mine and processing plant” is seen on a roadside near the mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 2/4 MOSCOW (Reuters) -A court…
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With the holiday shopping season upon us, many people will be taking advantage of the low prices and speedy delivery promised by Amazon. The online retail giant is more popular than ever, and it is…
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In recent months the government has proposed cracking down on online anonymity. The idea is that attaching online posts to a person’s real name will reduce abuse and increase accountability. Online bullying and misinformation are…
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