Australia


Australia Unveils Law Forcing Tech Giants To Pay For News

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Both Facebook and Google say advertising revenue linked to news content is a small fraction of their overall revenue. Read more

Australia To Force Google And Facebook To Pay For News And Reveal Algorithm Changes Before They Whack Web Traffic

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And is willing to fine them hundreds of millions if they don't play nice Australian regulators have proposed to compel ... Read more

Australia Sues Google Over Data Collection Practices That Merged DoubleClick Data To Create Single User Profiles

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Alleges opt-in that promised “more control” actually sent more data without informed consent. Google 'strongly disa... Read more

Australia Extends Stimulus Spending As 'COVID Recession' Looms

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Between February and May, two million Australians had already lost their jobs or saw hours significantly cut. Read more

Australia's Qantas Cuts 6,000 Jobs In Post-COVID Restructure

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The three-year plan to save Australia's carrier from 'the biggest crisis' would also see half the company's 29,000 staff... Read more

Facebook Caves To Australia's Call For Explanations Of News Feed Algo Changes

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But The Social Network™ won't pay for news and tells publishers it can get along just fine without them Facebook has ... Read more

Australia To Refund $720m In 'debts' Determined By Dodgy Algorithm

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May well have been killer algorithm, too Australia will refund more than AU$720m (US$480M) to residents adjudged to owe... Read more

News Corp Shuts Dozens Of Newspapers In Australia Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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As a result of the changes, the bulk of News Corp's regional and community titles would move to purely digital publishin... Read more

Buzzfeed Closes News Operations In Britain, Australia

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Ten staff in Britain and four in Australia will be furloughed, in a move that is expected to become permanent. Read more

Nearly 600,000 Australians Lose Jobs As Virus Lockdown Bites

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The Treasury has forecast the unemployment rate will reach 10 percent in the June quarter. Read more

Australians Can Demand Visitors To Their Homes Run Contact-tracing App

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As opposition MP criticises slow and incomplete source code release, saying 'Public health messaging shouldn't require ... Read more

Australians Can Demand Visitors To Their Homes Run Contact-tracing App

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As opposition MP criticises slow and incomplete source code release, saying 'Public health messaging shouldn't require ... Read more

You Have One Job, Australian PM Tells Contact-tracing App, And Thats Talking To Medicos

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Still no definitive word on open sourcing or how it will solve Singapore's Apple problem Australian Prime Minister Scot... Read more

Virgin Australia Collapses Under Coronavirus Strain

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The airline was more than Aus$5 billion ($3.2 billion) in debt and had appealed for a Aus$1.4 billion loan to stay afloa... Read more

UK Information Commissioner OKs Use Of Phone Data To Track Coronavirus Spread

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But Australia's PM declares it doesn't align with national values The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has pr... Read more

Asia-Pacific Economies Face $211 Bn Hit From Virus, Says S&P

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Fears about the impact of the outbreak have hammered world markets as investors fret over its economic impact. Read more

British Airways Flies Cancer Survivor More Than 10,000 Miles For A Family Wedding

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As part of the British Airways Magic campaign, the company flew a cancer survivor and her family to attend her uncle's w... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Flat In Quiet Christmas Trading

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Asian markets were little changed in light holiday trading Wednesday, with many major global markets closed for Christma... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Quiet After Latest Wall Street Records

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Asian markets were mixed in quiet trading Tuesday, following another record day on Wall Street. Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Little Changed In Quiet Pre-Christmas Trading

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Asian markets were mixed Monday in quiet trading ahead of Christmas holidays for many markets. Read more