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 …
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 …
A man who broke curfew to get painkillers for a migraine and a woman found crying by a river are among hundreds of Victorians fined by police under the coronavirus lockdown. And legal experts fear some people are being unfairly targeted. It follows public concern over the use of drones …
Thousands of Victorians have long joked about Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton being a heartthrob superhero during the COVID pandemic. Their devotion even led to a new range of merchandise. You can buy mugs featuring his face, a Brett Sutton bedspread, and you can join more than 12,000 “Suttonettes” by …
On top of competing with thousands of other applicants, desperate Melbourne job hunters say some potential employers are making outlandish requests. Examples include employers asking applicants to fly to Sydney to ‘collect a laptop’, and minimum wage jobs that demand a perfect home office. Nikita, whose surname has been withheld …