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Apple finally delivers time restrictions and parental control on some Iphone and IPad apps

EMPORIUM
Apple acknowledges the iKid generation at its developer conference with new parental controls Apple acknowledges the iKid generation at its developer conference with new parental controls Michael Cowling, CQUniversity Australia and James Birt Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) kicked off this week. While new iPhones were nowhere to be found – Apple CEO...
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Why do we ship Australian Profits Overseas?

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Every dollar the Queensland government spends on handouts to coal companies is a dollar that can’t be spent on schools, teachers, hospitals or nurses. Sign the Open Letter here - http://bit.ly/back_qld Queensland has been amongst the lowest in state spending on social services in Australia. But when it comes to...
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Coke has promised ‘less sugar’, but less is still too much

BUSINESS
Coke has promised 'less sugar', but less is still too much Many new products contain artificial sweeteners, which come with their own set of problems. from www.shutterstock.com Rosemary Stanton, UNSW At last count, 28 countries and seven large cities in the USA had moved to introduce a tax on sugary drinks. Potential benefits...
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Tax Justice May Podcast

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In this month’s Taxcast: We discuss why we can’t afford the rich and challenge ideas about wealth, entrepreneurialism and investment. Also: ten years ago the Tax Justice Network was told it’d never happen, but this month British Members of Parliament voted to stop secret ownership of companies in British...
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Why corporate America loves Donald Trump

BUSINESS
American executives are betting that the president is good for business. Not in the long run MOST American elites believe that the Trump presidency is hurting their country. Foreign-policy mandarins are terrified that security alliances are being wrecked. Fiscal experts warn that borrowing is spiralling out of control. Scientists deplore...
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What is GDPR, and why should I care?

BUSINESS
Katharine Schwab is an associate editor at Co.Design based in New York who covers technology, design, and culture. Your complete guide to the new law, courtesy of designers, agencies, and privacy experts. Many designers don’t work with data directly. So why should they care about the General Data Protection Regulation, Europe’s...
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What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands?

BUSINESS
What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands? The more the market is willing to pay, the harder it is to regulate water use. Shutterstock.com Emma Kathryn White, University of Melbourne and Rebecca Louise Nelson, University of Melbourne Groundwater being pumped from a highland aquifer, only to be...
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Looking for energy independence? Make your solar smarter

BUSINESS
Building automation generally has been the automatic centralised control of a building’s heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and lighting systems. While this offers improved convenience and comfort, reduced O&M costs, and decreased energy consumption, it is a limited approach. As solar energy is reaching greater grid penetration and the cost of...
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Who are the wealthy retirees targeted in Labor’s plans?

POLITICS
Roger Wilkins, University of Melbourne In Labor’s budget reply speech, Bill Shorten reaffirmed the plan to remove refundability of dividend imputation credits. His pitch was to Australian voters on lower and middle incomes, in which he pledged to look after the country’s ageing population: We know that giving older Australians the...
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Risks are greater than I can recall in my working life

POLITICS
Despite the encouraging “maths” in this budget, the return to surplus has still yet to be delivered writes John Hewson. Budgets are about choices. With an unexpected surge in revenue, the government’s main options were to apply it to deficit repair, to spend it, or to give it back in...
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