Lavender Baj

Lavender Baj is a writer and producer at Kotaku and Gizmodo and has been with the company for over a year writing across a broad range of topics. Throughout her career, Lavender’s work has been featured in a variety of publications including Pedestrian.TV, Fashion Journal and Hysteria Magazine. Lavender is a big fan of World of Warcraft and Hearthstone, and prides herself on her ability to kick butt at board game nights. You can reach out to Lavender via any of the channels below.
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  • The NSW Planning Minister’s EV Tax Plan Is To Just Not Use Cars

    The NSW Planning Minister’s EV Tax Plan Is To Just Not Use Cars

    Lavender Baj

    When it comes to electric vehicles, Australia’s policies are at best piss-poor and at worst an embarrassment to in front of our international friends. But instead of, you know, doing something about the severe lack of incentives to actually buy an EV, politicians have spent the first quarter of 2021 simply debating the best way…

  • ASIO Gets $1.9 Billion In The Federal Budget, Because Spies Are Expensive

    ASIO Gets $1.9 Billion In The Federal Budget, Because Spies Are Expensive

    Lavender Baj

    National security is the big winner of the 2021 federal budget, with the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) scoring a $1.9 billion funding boost over the next 10 years. “While we have been fighting COVID, other threats to our national security have not gone away,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said during his Budget speech. “To keep…

  • So The AirTag Has Been Hacked Already

    So The AirTag Has Been Hacked Already

    Lavender Baj

    Less than two weeks after its highly anticipated launch, Apple’s AirTags have already been hacked and reprogrammed by a security researcher. It’s been a rough entry into the market for Apple’s alternative to the wildly popular Tile tracking device. First with a safety hazard that prompted a number of Australian retailers to pull the item…