On December 2018, the Australian government passed the Assistance and Access Act 2018, a controversial law requiring technology companies to allow security agencies and the police to access encrypted messages of Australians. This law is the first in the world to have such reach and … Continue readingDATA ENCRYPTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT – A STARTLING ADVANCEMENT
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The hot topic around government, finance, and investment circles is sustainability, and no where is this more important than in Southeast Asia where ASEAN is trying to walk the fine line of development which is environmentally and economically sustainable.. Southeast Asia is a region that … Continue readingLOOKING TO THE FUTURE: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN SE-ASIA
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset … Continue readingTHE GREAT WAR: WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT IT?
On November 8th, 2016 the world was shocked as Donald Trump, a businessman, tv host and American elite became the 45th President of the United States. Trump became one of the most talked about and polarising figures on the world stage with American military might, … Continue readingWHY THE 2020 AMERICAN ELECTION MATTERS
The Principality of Monaco is synonymous with, ritz, fame and wealth unlike any other place on earth. It is a conglomeration of many ethnicities, mainly French, Italian and the native Monegasques. In total, 38,800 people call Monaco home, and live in an area roughly 2km … Continue readingSMALL COUNTRIES SERIES – MONACO
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Digital currency became an even hotter topic last month when the Libra Association, made of Facebook and 27 partner companies such as Uber, Paypal and Mastercard, announced the new block chain-based “Libra Coin”. The new currency, Libra, will be able to be used for purchases … Continue readingLIBRA: THE NEW COIN ON THE BLOCK
HONG KONG SEES ITS LARGEST PROTESTS EVER IN OPPOSITION TO PERCIEVED ENCROACHMENT BY BEIJING Hong Kong has always been at odds with Beijing’s wishes. While the protests this week have never before reached this scale (1 out of 7 Hong Kongers reportedly protesting), Hong Kong … Continue readingHONG KONG STANDS AGAINST BEIJING
The above image is by artist Bindi Cole Chocka who successfully sued Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt for breaches to the Racial Discrimination Act. “Democracy may stand as something unique in history, a political premise designed wholly to pander to the dichotomous mind”, Boyd Rice … Continue readingTHE BIGOTRY OF TOLERANCE