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	Refriended in Defeat: Australia Strikes a Deal with Facebook by Dr. Binoy Kampmark The Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, was unconvincing in his efforts to summon up courage. The Australian government had been left reeling in the wake of Facebook's decision to scrap and block Australians from sharing...
	A unique opportunity for European governments to reaffirm and strengthen their commitment to transparency by Ovi Magazine Guest Accessing quality information has never been so challenging, despite or maybe, because of our exposure to tremendous amount of information. The entry into force of the Council of Europe (CoE) Convention on Access to Official Documents...
	Morons, Vaccines and Tennis: Booing at the Australian Open by Dr. Binoy Kampmark It was a fittingly poor conclusion to a tournament that risked being cancelled, run to ground, or even rendered stillborn. The tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic, had captured his eighteenth grand slam against would be...

	Sexual Assault in Canberra by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Who knew what? In many cases of sexual assault in politics, events take place behind bolted doors, the perpetrator and victim bound by ties of power, seediness and suppression. The victim is left with an odious and onerous task...
	Sharing information for economic development by Joseph Gatt It's a big mistake to think that just because people in developing countries have access to information online, that they have access to information on economic development.
	Power and Corruption within Malaysia's Leadership & How they get away with it by Murray Hunter Former Attorney General Tommy Thomas in his recent book, "My Story: Justice in the Wilderness," suggested that big-time corruption in the Malaysian polity sprang up during the Tun Abdul Razak era - 1970-1976 - that a secret...
	Today's revolutions by Joseph Gatt Revolution means overthrowing the government, or at least challenging the government. But you can't just overthrow the government. Most revolutions are the fruit of the masses challenging the government in the name of an ideology.
	Lobbying for Gain: Nick Warner and Australia's Revolving Door by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Governments have an almost crippling trouble appreciating conflicts of interest. Since tentacle-heavy lobby groups decided to move into the world's capitals to make the case for their clients, the revolving door has become the...
	New Start for Stability in Libya by Rene Wadlow The 74 members of the Libya Political Dialogue Forum meeting in Geneva, Switzerland with the mediation of the United Nations, on 5 February 2021, announced the creation of a new executive authority for all of Libya.
	Information Interruptus: Bing, Google and the News Media Bargaining Code by Dr. Binoy Kampmark It's looking a touch quixotic, but the News Media Bargaining Code has become Australia's weapon of choice in attempting to redistribute proceeds from big tech into the coffers of a withering fourth estate.
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