Glenn Connley

September 4, 2025

US:Google cops hefty fine for invading users’ privacy

AAP A federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet’s Google must pay $US425 million ($A675 million) for invading users’ privacy by continuing…

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An unceremonious end to one of Australia’s cultural institutions

Breaking news reported in Crikey: Meanjin, one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious literary journals is winding up: its staff made have been made…

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David Pocock wants more transparency around lobbying at Parliament House

Independent ACT Senator David Pocock wants voters to know who is lobbying Members of Parliament at Parliament House. He’s set up a…

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The Reserve Bank and conflicts of interest

There is a story today in the Financial Review that the Reserve Bank’s chief economist, Sarah Hunter, accepted a gift from disgraced consulting/accounting firm,…

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Robodebt victims win record class action settlement

Victims of the illegal Robodebt scheme have won a record payout, with the government opting not to defend a second legal claim,…

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John Howard buys into Palestine recognition issue, branding it a “betrayal of international law”

Former Prime Minister John Howard has put out a statement with former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on the government’s decision to recognise…

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NZ: We’ll take your former Foreign Minister and former state Premier and raise you two PM’s!

While the coalition and Murdoch media collectively wet the bed over Daniel Andrews and Bob Carr’s visits to China, NZ can go…

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Ley refuses to condemn Price’s crazy claim about Indian migrants

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has refused to condemn Jacinta Nampijinpa Price over her ridiculous claim that the government was picking and choosing which…

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In the Senate, it’s never one group controlling the agenda

As you would have read in an earlier blog entry, the Opposition and Greens teamed up to push the government to fund another…

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AI business ‘wake-up call’: teach workers or miss out

AAP Many workers do not have the skills necessary to tap into artificial intelligence technology, a study has found, with just one…

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