Luke Hopewell
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Australian Government Considering Implementing GST On Overseas Purchases, Netflix Subscriptions
Gerry Harvey and his band of merry retailers are crowing today: the Federal Government is considering charging GST on online purchases under $1000, which will include subscriptions to services like Netflix. It’s being branded the “Netflix Tax”, and it means you’re probably about to start paying more for your tech.
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This Breathalyser Calls You An Uber If You’re Drunk
If you’re ever as think as you drunk you are, it’s probably a great time to leave your keys with a mate and grab a cab home. Uber wants to seamlessly insert itself into that process, and came up with a breathalyser that automatically calls for a car when you’re too sloshed to drive.
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Apple Australia, Google Australia And Microsoft Australia Are All Being Investigated By The Australian Tax Office
Apple Australia, Google Australia and Microsoft Australia all have one thing in common: they’re all being audited by the Australian Taxation Office.
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All The Best April Fools’ Day 2015 Jokes From Around The Web
Being in Australia is tough sometimes. We can’t get anything shipped here, everything takes longer to come out, and worst of all: we have to suffer through two April Fools’ Days. Aussie tech companies had a few decent attempts at jokes yesterday, and now the big American tech companies are getting into it. Here are…