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Albanese Government’s Joint Select Committee into social media
Cornell Law School Breaks Through Barriers to Public Service Law Careers
UN Human Rights Chief troubled by increasing crackdown on journalists: Russia
New Ministerial Policy Statement for expiring spectrum licences
Council Welcomes WestConnex Whistle-blowers’ Evidence
World Press Freedom Day 2024: Another Year Wasted
Award For David Mark
UN experts: Alarming rise in enforced disappearances ahead of Venezuela’s presidential poll
Women’s Health Victoria appoints gender equality advocate, Sally Hasler, as new CEO
Federal Court judgment allowing the pursuit of environment groups ‘anti-democratic’ – Peak Environment Groups
Southern Steel Group Pty Limited re-lodges FY23 financial report with comparatives
Why the pathology bulk-billing campaign is more about driving industry profits than saving you money
Some families push back against journalists who mine social media for photos – they have every right to
Grand Opening Of Cell Where Art Meets Life Science
AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem
TRANSCRIPT: Supermarket inquiry, Federal Circuit Court Small Business and Codes Listt
TRANSCRIPT: Supermarket inquiry, Federal Circuit Court Small Business and Codes List
How the Lehrmann v Channel 10 defamation case shone an unflattering light on commercial news gathering
Digital ‘death knocks’: is it fair game for journalists to mine social media profiles of victims and their families?
Remediation Work Proposals for Mitigating Cladding Risk for Buildings Containing Combustible External Cladding
ICAC Investigation Into Mr Tim Crakanthorp MP
Former NZ PM Helen Clark: ‘Raise issues, never give up.’
Open Day Gets Thumbs Up
Polling Cook By-Election: Landslide Support for Integrity Reform in Politics
Transcript: Samantha McCulloch discusses gas supply on 2GB Drive with Chris O’Keefe
New law risks undermining work of NGOs: Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s new “foreign representatives” law risks undermining work of NGOs
SPEECH TO COSBOA NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT
Insecure work and poor pay forces musicians to hang up their instruments: new survey
Statement On Censorship Of ABC Journalism In India
The total solar eclipse in North America could help shed light on a persistent puzzle about the Sun
New report: No case for NSW Gov’t to pay Origin $150m a year to keep nation’s biggest coal power clunker, Eraring, on life-support
Dropping Charges Only Clear Path To Freedom For Assange
Public Statement – Operation Beaufort
Public interest in transparency and the Rule of Law requires reform of secrecy offences in Criminal Code
CBL managing director Peter Harris admits continuous disclosure and fair dealing contraventions and agrees Enforceable Undertaking
Customer Is Always Right When It Comes To Water Pricing
Competition, coverage and connectivity key to future use of Australian airwaves
Data#3 announces change to accounting policy for indirect software revenue recognition following ASIC review
Deepfakes are still new, but 2024 could be the year they have an impact on elections
Rushed adoption of national security bill a regressive step for human rights in Hong Kong – UN Human Rights Chief
‘Click and pay for whites only, no credit for black fellas’: First Nations shoppers slam ASIC decision to cut off Centrepay
New mobile industry working group to support 3G switchover
Minister calls in review of approval conditions for Safe Night Space
Queensland Information Commissioner Appointed
Draft Ministerial Policy Statement for expiring spectrum licences
Council’s Call On Confidentiality Is Correct
Public Exhibition Of Akuna Street Development Extended