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Economy

The AFR goes After Martin North

#AusPOL #Finances #MartinNorth The AFR recently wrote a story about DFA’s Martin North. Let’s look at the article from an Influence and Pre-Suasion perspective to see how it has been written to nudge peoples opinion. References

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AUSPol Free Speech

Australia Blocking Websites

#AusPOL #FreeSpeech #Internet The Australian eSafety Commissioner has developed a process and is instructing ISPs to block websites. While I appreciate that certain material isn’t appropriate I also feel very uncomfortable that this process could be damage legitimate businesses through malice or incompetence. Would holding The Commissioner personally liable for any errors of her department […]

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Construction Mascot Towers

Mascot Towers Owners Can’t Pay

#Mascot #Construction #Repair Over a third of Mascot Towers Owners cannot afford their $60k repair bill and because of thermal loading on the building in summer, time is running out. Should the state government step in and help these people or is this an example of Caveat Emptor? References Many Mascot Towers owners can’t pay […]