Information and Communication
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How sloths and cheating exes helped inspire a series of confronting conversations
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Matt Liddy and Margaret Burin explain how they developed the innovative Hear Me Out series which brought everyday people face to face to tackle some difficult issues.
Topics: information-and-communication, government-and-politics, journalism, australia
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'I'm fine. Don't worry': Red Symons signs off from ABC radio show
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ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast presenter Red Symons farewells his listeners after 15 years, saying while he may not have wanted to leave, he's been through "far more cataclysmic" experiences than changing jobs.
Topics: radio-broadcasting, broadcasting, information-and-communication, abc, melbourne-3000, vic
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Warren Buffett offers sage advice in the age of Amazon Analysis
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The world's most famous investor, Warren Buffett, has some old-fashioned advice for Australian retailers feeling the heat from Amazon: "delight your customers".
Topics: retail, internet-technology, company-news, computers-and-technology, information-and-communication, community-and-society, australia
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Surfing more popular with under-19 women than men
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Young women who surf is the fastest growing demographic in the action sport industry the momentum continues to grow.
Topics: surfing, women, community-and-society, womens-health, information-and-communication, social-media, print-media, coolum-beach-4573
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One Plus One: Peter Greste Video
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Journalist Peter Greste became the story when he was arrested on terrorism charges in Egypt in 2013. As he languished behind bars for 400 days, his parents fought tirelessly for his release – and stole Australia’s heart.
Topics: biography, television, family-and-children, family, parenting, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, human, unrest-conflict-and-war, media, information-and-communication, australia, egypt
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Do Australia's strict defamation laws help protect high-profile abusers?
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A chorus of accounts suggest the allegations against Don Burke were an open secret for decades. So why has it taken so long for them to be aired by the media? Could our laws be stopping credible claims coming to the light?
Topics: laws, law-crime-and-justice, information-and-communication, sexual-offences
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ABC Brisbane's major shakeup for 2018 line-up (photos)
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ABC Brisbane changes the way it serves up Breakfast, with Weekends' presenter Rebecca Levingston to join Craig Zonca every weekday morning as his co-host in 2018.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, abc, broadcasting, information-and-communication, qld, brisbane-4000
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Adelaide's imminent CBD internet promises speeds up to 100 times the NBN
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Internet speeds up to 100 times faster than the NBN are being promised from a fibre network about to be rolled out in the Adelaide CBD, which the city hopes will give it a competitive edge.
Topics: internet-technology, information-and-communication, computers-and-technology, local-government, government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, adelaide-5000, sa
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Mental health apps: How to tell the good from the bad
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There are currently more than 10,000 depression and anxiety-related self-help apps available to download, but less than 1 per cent have been professionally evaluated. So how do you choose the right one for your mental health needs?
Topics: mental-health, mobile-phones, information-and-communication, depression, diseases-and-disorders, health, anxiety, australia
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Three charged with murder of Maltese journalist killed by car bomb
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A Maltese court charges three men with the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb in October.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, journalism, information-and-communication, malta
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Russia designates Radio Free Europe and Voice of America as 'foreign agents'
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Russia's move against the US media outlets is aimed at complicating their work in retaliation for what Moscow says is unacceptable US pressure on Russian media.
Topics: information-and-communication, media, world-politics, internet-technology, united-states, russian-federation
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Amazon launches in Australia, local retailers brace for onslaught
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US retail goliath Amazon opens for business in Australia promising to offer "millions" of products from well-known local brands.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, retail, internet-technology, computers-and-technology, information-and-communication, australia
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Adelaide twins RackaRacka head to US after huge YouTube success
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The 24-year-old Australian twins whose YouTube channel now has more than four million subscribers are leaving Adelaide for the US to capitalise on their skyrocketing popularity.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, short-film, human-interest, internet-culture, information-and-communication, internet-technology, media, pooraka-5095, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, united-states
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It's been 25 years since the first-ever text message and the kids are alright
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It is 25 years since the first text message was sent to a mobile phone, and with it years of anxiety about what we text and whether it is changing how we communicate.
Topics: mobile-phones, science-and-technology, information-and-communication, australia
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'I kicked a hornet's nest and now I see butterflies': Don Burke accuser comes to peace with anger Opinion
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Speaking out against the TV personality has been a bittersweet experience for freelance journalist and film producer Wendy Dent, who writes that women have been denied a chance to be angry for too long.
Topics: women, arts-and-entertainment, community-and-society, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, australia
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Ex-Twitter employee who deactivated Trump's account offers President advice
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The 28-year-old former Twitter employee who shut down the account of Donald Trump on his last day of work says he actually admires the US President and denies being motivated by a political vendetta.
Topics: donald-trump, information-and-communication, internet-culture, social-media, united-states
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Legislation to allow tech companies to break almost any SA law dropped
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A controversial bill that proposed to give technology companies an exemption to every South Australian law except for Aboriginal heritage is killed off by the State Government amid concerns it was too broad.
Topics: community-and-society, information-and-communication, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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Raising the Bar combines Melbourne's love of learning and night life
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There appears to be a strong thirst for learning after a sold-out event in Melbourne, with a series of 20 talks in 10 different bars, which participants say is a new way for people to engage and tell stories in an informal setting.
Topics: popular-culture, information-and-communication, community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, education, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Fairfax journalists win 2017 Gold Walkley Award for Mosul coverage
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Fairfax investigations editor Michael Bachelard and photographer Kate Geraghty take out the 2017 Gold Walkley Award for their news coverage of the war in Mosul.
Topics: human-interest, awards-and-prizes, journalism, information-and-communication, brisbane-4000
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Burke accused of heaping vile abuse on couple who lost family in Bali bombing
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The embattled gardening guru is facing fresh claims about inappropriate behaviour, including allegedly swearing at and calling a couple who lost relatives in the Bali bombing "wogs".
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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Lab rat bill proposes to put tech giants above the law in SA
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New laws in South Australia could see all but one of the state's existing laws suspended for tech companies in the name of research and development.
Topics: community-and-society, information-and-communication, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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Don Burke's 1993 domestic violence campaign sparked backlash from women
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Don Burke appeared in a 1993 public campaign to prevent violence against women, but following a complaint about the TV star's attitude to women, he was asked to withdraw from the campaign but refused.
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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'He expected to have sex': Journalist says Don Burke took her to hotel room
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Amanda Pepe thought Don Burke was helping her with a job opportunity in Sydney. But when she arrived she says he took her to a hotel room.
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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Fifield 'bewildered' by Triple J Hottest 100 decision Video
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The Communications Minister says the decision to change the date of the Hottest 100 poll delegitimises Australia Day and makes a political statement.
Topics: music, australia-day, music-industry, information-and-communication, federal-government, arts-and-entertainment, australia
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Burke says he is 'an Asperger's person', rejects incest comment Video
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Don Burke's claim he has undiagnosed Asperger's, made as he rejected allegations of sexual harassment, has drawn the ire of advocacy groups.
Topics: autism-spectrum-disorder, sexual-offences, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, australia
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