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NBN Co wants to hike up broadband prices for Australians

NBN Co is attempting to use its monopoly to increase prices, writes Paul Budde.   
A pivot to Africa would offset risky reliance on China

Africa is set to become the world’s next miracle economy and Australia is uniquely placed to ...  
Facebook is right to call the Australian Government bluff

The banning of news content on Facebook in Australia has sent a shockwave among its users, but our ...  
AGL is leading the way in harmful coal pollution

With sinking coal profits and a position as one of Australia's leading polluters, energy giant AGL ...  
Macquarie Group is set to shake up the digital infrastructure market

Investment giant Macquarie Group has made a bid to take over telco Vocus, a move that could make ...  
Zoono Group's COVID-19 killer claims raise questions

Former secondhand car mart owner Paul Hyslop has built an ASX company selling antimicrobial ...  
Google is set to survive in Australia, but bigger problems await

The signs suggest that the Australian Government and Google are close to a compromise, writes ...  
Wall Street is melting down over the GameStop saga

The boom in Gamestop's stock price shows that ordinary people can exercise their collective power ...  
Google versus Australia: The war is on

Australia has bungled the issue of regulating global digital companies like Google, writes Paul ...  
Fossil fuel industry's climate denial campaign dates back four decades

The American Petroleum Institute (API), the leading oil and gas industry trade group, publicly ...  
The Biden Presidency will usher in a time for change and Australia should follow

The Biden Presidency is expected to undo much of the damage caused by Trump's time in office and ...  
Wage rises in Australia hit rock bottom as employers profit from the pandemic

Wage rises are running at the lowest rate in Australia since records have been kept. Alan Austin ...  
Australia’s business-driven travel policy leaves thousands stranded

You’ll have no trouble coming in and out of Australia, and the world remains your oyster — if ...  
Pandemic profiteers go woke to grab political power

The global pandemic has helped increase the wealth of some of the world's richest billionaires who ...  
Australia, China and the weaponising of trade

Australia seems hell-bent of damaging its economic security in the interests of being in the ...  
Government and companies must do more to protect delivery drivers

Rather than spending millions on advertising, companies like Menulog should be prioritising the ...  
Australian sovereignty: The long and short of it

Projections on Australia’s future are bleak if it maintains its hostility to China and cloying ...  
#8 TOP IA STORY OF 2020: How your donated clothes end up in Fijian superstores

When you fill those pink bags in your letterbox with clothes, where do they end up? This August ...  
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