Web Neutrality: Black Screens

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photo credit: Nicholas Gray Renegade Economist Show 80 as broadcast on www.3cr.org.au on Wed March 11th Black Screens: Brenda Wallace from the Wellington activist community discusses kiwi government tactics to reduce internet freedoms. Karl is back from NZ and whips through the growing media storm we are building with co-host Alice Bleby. Dont forget Speed Renting next Tues 17th and … Read More

Aviation CFO’s say tax miners more

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photo credit: Fool-On-The-Hill The Australian Financial Review’s John Kehoe reports that: Qantas Airways has called on the federal government’s tax review to introduce a new tax on mining companies for the extraction of natural resources to fund a reduction in other business taxes. Due to the subscriber only nature of the website, we can’t bring you more detail. One line … Read More

World Bank says collapse has arrived

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photo credit: World Development Movement The reality is finally hitting. World Bank says collapse has arrived: global economic activity would shrink “for the first time since World War II, with growth at least 5 percentage points below potential”. This statement is an important recognition that the world economy and with that the security of our livelihoods are under its biggest … Read More