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March 01, 2021 22:48 IST
There is little exploration of alternative policy approaches, or the longer-term consequences of Australia’s new law
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There is little exploration of alternative policy approaches, or the longer-term consequences of Australia’s new law
This week, the Australian Parliament passed a world-first law targeting Google and Facebook. The lead up to the bill pitted the government against two of the world’s largest corporations and the discussion reached the world’s top leaders: the U.S. President weighed in and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed it. At the peak of the crisis, Facebook blocked all Australian users from posting or viewing any news on the platform. The law matters because it is likely to be copied by countries around the world, but there are some limitations to what has been agreed in Australia and opportunities for others to t
If China ends up buying it, they will hear and see everything
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National security experts in Canberra and Washington are alarmed that China could be in the box seat to beat private equity firms to acquire telecommunications assets in the Pacific that would enable Beijing to spy on Australia s closest geographical neighbours.
The Morrison government is under pressure to provide financial support to Western private bidders, after debt-laden Digicel said it had received unsolicited approaches for its Pacific operations that include Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa.
As well as Chinese entities circling Digicel s mobile phone networks, sources said Australian private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners had held discussions with Digicel s representatives before Christmas for the strategically sensitive infrastructure.
Follows a meeting between China s top economic planner and power companies
State-controlled newspaper Global Times fired another parting shot at Canberra
Coal has become the latest casualty in Australia s trade war with China as Beijing escalates tensions further with another spiteful swipe at the federal government.
Australian coal exports to China, worth $14billion a year and the third-biggest export, were officially blacklisted at a high-powered meeting between National Development Reform and Commission and Chinese power companies on Saturday.
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There are fears iron ore exports may be next on Beijing s hit list in the wake of tariffs on Australian wine and barley on top of sanctions on beef, timber, cotton, lamb and lobster.
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