As a journalist, scholar and media reformer, I have been following the activities of WikiLeaks for over a decade, assessing the disrupting force of new radical platforms for disclosure. WikiLeaks is a crucial example of a digital platform that exposes the contradictions of the internet as a tool for openness …
It’s not often you get to see a prime minister’s feet. But there they were, splashed full-page in the Sunday Telegraph last weekend, a jacketed Scott Morrison standing in blue board shorts and white thongs, gazing at his phone. The snap that sparked debate over political propaganda. Photo: Facebook ‘ScoMo …
e-Blast: Update on “Independent Assessments” This week, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) released new information on the federal government’s plan to introduce “Independent
From 30 November 2020, the lifts to platforms 1/2 and 3/4 at Central station will be closed for approximately four months for major works. QDN recognises that
The federal government is facing increasing pressure to regulate Australia’s ‘gig economy’ following a spate of delivery rider deaths. Five delivery riders working for apps including UberEats, DoorDash and Hungry Panda have been killed on the job in the past two months. On Monday, an as yet unnamed rider died …
After reading Inq’s story about Jay White, a provider has offered to build a safe ramp for his home at no cost. Jay White in front of his home
The NDIS says it has zero tolerance for fraudulent disability providers, but a former investigator tells Inq that fraudulent claims are all too common. Jay White in front of
In April 2020, the Queensland Government made temporary changes to the residential tenancy laws to protect Queenslanders affected by COVID-19. The illness caused by the new coronavirus. Some of these
e-Blast: QDN summary of plan for NDIS “Independent Assessments” In September 2020, the Federal Minister for the NDIS, The Hon Stuart Robert MP, announced plans to introduce “independent assessments”. We
If Trumpism is a virus here to stay, 1980s New York City was its wet market. That’s where this stubborn civic plague first took root – a more benign strain to be sure, one where the local population achieved herd immunity before a more virulent strain jumped to the broader …
The Australian Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is reviewing the Disability (Access to Premises – Building) Standards 2010. The Premises Standards’ purpose is to ensure: people living with