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At a recent 'freedom rally', One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said more double-vaccinated people are dying in the UK than unvaccinated people. But her claim was missing critical context.
The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) and its NBN subcontractor-members reached an agreement with NBN Co delivery partner Lendlease to discuss the future of the network’s contracting model. The union said Lendlease has agreed to “facilitate a genuine pathway” for NBN subcontractors to have direct engagement whenever the company secures a contract, bypassing prime contractors. NBN subcontractors that are part of the CEPU have engaged in industrial action earlier this week to protest the reduction of their pay rates. The subcontractors agreed to walk off t...
'Racist undertones' felt in India ban by some people05/05/2021|7min Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the India ban has been expressed as racist by some constituents, but has stopped short of labelling it as such herself. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the ban on arrivals from India last week in response to the nation's surging cases. “I must say it’s been expressed across a range of people, not only people of Indian descent,” Ms Rowland told Sky News. “There is a feeling by some people that this does have an element of racist undertones.” Favourite
Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says while each side has been written up as the winner, a compromise has been struck between Facebook and the government. Facebook is set to restore access to news content after the Morrison government announced it will introduce a number of technical amendments to its media bargaining code. “I think if you read some of the commentary … each side is being written up as being the winner or the other side having backed down” Ms Rowland said. “But I think a compromise has been struck, Facebook will return its news services to Australia, the ...
Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has raised concerns about the level of misinformation on Facebook – particularly about the COVID-19 vaccine – now all Australian news content has been blocked from the platform. She said the social media giant’s decision to ban Australian news “has shone a light on the potential for misinformation to proliferate on the internet, which would be very grave at a time when we want Australians to come forward and get vaccinated”. “Some of the analysis has been very telling both before and after news was switched off, prior to that there ...