Cryptocurrency interests played a significant role in the recent election of Donald Trump in the United States, outspending oil companies, banks and Elon Musk, and they have already been rewarded, with Bitcoin now hovering around $100,000USD, a historic high. Now the crypto bros are pushing for 'sensible' regulation in Australia, and are hard at work lobbying both sides of politics.
Oh Dear Lordess, if only there were some leadership around this place. Without any interest from councillors to make improvements, it looks set to just continue to deteriorate more and more.
Future development of the 8km road corridor from Sneaths Road at Wollongbar to Kadina Street at Goonellabah is currently under discussion and Transport for NSW are seekinng community feedback.
Last week I went to my first Rising Tide blockade of Newcastle coal port. I marvelled at the courage of people of all ages who put aside personal comfort to join in direct action for our planet.
The federal Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts has commenced a new inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers (print and digital).
According to its terms...
Activists have taken the fight to the front gates of the News Corp printing press in Murarrie, Queensland last night demanding that ‘News Corp tell the truth about the climate and ecological crisis,’ said a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion (XR).
Australians are worried the government is becoming less transparent on key public issues including the misuse of personal data, public funds spent on political campaigns, immigration and climate change. Locally, the Byron Shire Council and the Byron Hospital has similar examples of blocking public access to information.
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission has declined to intervene in the sale of the ARN newspaper titles on the grounds that a News Corp takeover would not ‘substantially lessen competition’ in the regional media market.
Murdoch’s News Corp’s proposed buyout of daily and weekly newspapers in the northern rivers is under a cloud after the competitive watchdog flagged concerns it would have a monopoly on print newspapers in Queensland which could dilute local news content and opinion.
Max Willoughby, Murwillumbah. Your story in Echonetdaily today misses a lot. In addition to the holdings you listed, News Corp also has a dominant interest in Australian Associated Press [AAP], via which much of our media gains their news stories.
News Corporation has just dramatically increased its political-influence footprint in Australia, but it’s a story that hasn’t made it much past the business pages. It should.
Back in the bad old days before the internet took hold, Australia’s two most powerful families, the Murdochs and the Packers, would often selfishly carve up the political and media landscape for their own benefit.
Richard Jones’s Echo articles are always a good read. Last week he questioned how Albanese’s Labor government will convince voters that they’ll be worse...
