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Australia is about to set its first full employment target – and it will define people’s lives for decades
01 August 2023Stand by for one of the most important decisions Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Albanese government will make.
That decision is to commit future governments and the Reserve Bank to full employment, and, more importantly, spell out what that means. The Australian government hasn’t wholeheartedly and publicly committed itself to full...
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UK banks back in political crosshairs after Farage fiasco
Sinead Cruise, Iain Withers and Lawrence White, Reuters, 31 July 2023After more than a decade trying to rehabilitate their image since an era of bailouts and mis-selling scandals, Britain's banks are once again a target for public - and political - ire.
What started as a dispute between former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and NatWest-owned Coutts over the closure of his accounts has spiralled into a...
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What is the ‘splinternet’? Here’s why the internet is less whole than you might think
Robbie Fordyce, The Conversation“Splinternet” refers to the way the internet is being splintered – broken up, divided, separated, locked down, boxed up, or otherwise segmented. Recent developments are likely to enhance segmentation, and have brought it back into new light.
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Is it time to get real on Australia’s 2030 climate targets?
Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ben Potter, Australian Financial Review, 26 July 2023Senior reporter Angela Macdonald-Smith and senior writer Ben Potter on the mammoth task ahead to re-engineer the country’s power system, why we are unlikely to meet those 2030 climate targets and how we can get back on track to reach-net zero by 2050.
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Is your business ready for the ‘low-cooperation era’?
Sophia Akram, RaconteurAs governments around the world retreat from multilateral agreements and adopt more aggressive stances, potential risks to business are flourishing. How can firms adapt?
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The ethics of managing people’s data
Michael Segalla and Dominique Rouziès, Harvard Business ReviewOver the past few years, the European Union has fined companies more than 1,400 times for a total of nearly €3 billion for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Almost every week stories appear about how AI-driven decisions result in discrimination against women or minority members in job...
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How to select the right cybersecurity provider
Charles Orton-Jones, RaconteurThe market is awash with agencies that overpromise and underdeliver. Here’s the best way to identify the elite performers that will keep your IT assets safe from harm
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Companies need to prove they can be trusted with technology
Daniel Dobrygowski, Harvard Business ReviewTrust in technology — and the companies that use it — has taken a hit over the past few years. Transgressions against individuals’ privacy, calcification of corporate or individual biases into life-altering algorithms, constant threats that new tech erodes their ability to make a living, and beta testing unsecured...
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OpenAI will give local news millions to experiment with AI
Hanaa’ Tameez, NiemanLabIt used to be Facebook and Google doling out funds to local news publishers in an attempt to win them over. Now, OpenAI — the Microsoft-backed company behind AI chatbot ChatGPT — is the latest tech giant trying to woo publishers.
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The cybersecurity reputation challenge
Luke Botting, The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 18 July 2023In this episode of the Centre’s Very Public Affairs Podcast, Assistant Professor Dr Bruce Baer Arnold, who teaches privacy, health, intellectual property, and consumer protection law at the University of Canberra, discusses how organisations can improve their cyber security. He...
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