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Government Partially Caves On Data Retention
One of the recommendations to come down from the Parliamentary Joint Committee On Intelligence and Security during its review of the upcoming data retention laws was that the sources of journalists be better protected before the legislation be passed. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reportedly backed down on that part of the Bill, amending it…
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TPG Is Buying iiNet: The Questions That Need Answering
The news that TPG would buy iiNet this morning came into our news feeds like a wrecking ball. It’s a massive acquisition that many expected would go the other way. It’s a unique acquisition in that it raises more questions than it answers.
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Watching Obama Read Mean Tweets About Himself Is So Good
Video: Thank God US President Barack Obama doesn’t have a Google Alert set up with his name on it: the amount of crap he’d read about himself would be off the charts. Jimmy Kimmel has instead nabbed a few mean tweets and got the President in to read them. He’s so salty about it, too.
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TPG Is Buying iiNet For $1.4 Billion
Massive news this morning: TPG Telecom is buying iiNet for a whopping $1.4 billion.