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A trio of climate drivers will increase the likelihood of above average rain over the eastern half of Australia this spring.
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The journalism of has helped deliver record profit for Nine but, while execs rake in big bonuses, we're offered a pay deal below inflation (We agreed to a 0% pay rise in 2020 to get through COVID) Staff & freelancers now standing together to demand a #fairsharenine
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The Brisbane-based rapid testing business that made global headlines when it inked a $300 million deal with the Biden administration for its COVID tests in the US has put its Australian arm into voluntary administration |
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Itโs not fair that hard working journos get stuck on low grades, or freelancers are lumped with pay rates that havenโt changed in 20 years, at the same time as the CEO takes home a $1.1 million cash bonus #FairShareNine
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These are some of the hardworking in-house journalists from the , and the who deserve their #FairShareNine.
Not pictured but equally deserving are the freelance journalists and those at & .
meaa.io/3Khpnt0
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I'd hate to take sides in the pay dispute between Nine and its journalists. But here's a piece of data on the company's annual profits over the last five years
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Journalists at , , , and agreed to a wage freeze in 2020 while continuing to work in the public good during a pandemic.
Now it's time for their #FairShareNine.
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Today seems like a good day to announce Iโm leaving . While my decision is multifaceted, the reasons for our industrial action are in part behind it. We want better guaranteed career progression for young journos, freelance mins, payrise closer to inflation #FairShareNine
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Despite journalists working harder than ever during the pandemic, cost of living pressures increasing, and recent bumper profits, Nine are still offering a pay deal below inflation, no improvements to career progression and no guaranteed minimums for freelancers.
#FairShareNine
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Journalists today start protected industrial action. 9 publishing posted 53% earnings jump last wk. We want better guaranteed career progression for young journos, freelance minimums, payrise closer to inflation #FairShareNine
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#MEAAmedia Members at , , , and want a fair deal and respect so they can continue to deliver high quality public interest journalism to readers.
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More than 50 accused criminals ensnared by the AN0M encrypted messaging app secretly run by the FBI are preparing to challenge its admissibility, lawyers for an alleged co-conspirator in a massive drug import have flagged in a Sydney court
This is quite an accomplishment. That's 450,000+ paying subscribers to , , and
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"Total active subscribers grew in the high single digits (%) across the 12 months to more than 450k as at 30 June. Registered users (incremental to subscriptions) exceeded 950k at the same point, 12 months after launching the registration wall for The Herald and The Age."
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"This growth in digital more than offset print subscription and retail sales which declined by around 6%, largely in line with longer term trend[s]." stocknessmonster.com/announcements/
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All of the articles in Prying Eyes are available here: crikey.com.au/prying-eyes/ A fun project I worked on with . Was very eye-opening for me.
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Since is the flavour of the week at the moment I thought I'd dig out this old article I wrote for them. It, along with a number of other articles I wrote in a series called Prying Eyes, is now unlocked! crikey.com.au/author/bengrub
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Interesting morning TV discussion
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I am so, so bored of young people being blamed for having been screwed over.
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Highly recommend updating your iPhone now. A security flaw in iPhones allows attackers to take complete control of these devices.
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Perhaps don't use the in-app browser in TikTok for now.
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"Accenture told an estimated 60 contract employees for Facebook working out of its Austin office that they would soon take away their work"
When a worker asked how people were chosen, "the Accenture representatives said 'an algorithm' helped choose people at random."
The future?
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Scoop from @HaysKali: More Facebook contractors in Austin lost their work. Workers say they were told an "algorithm" chose people at random to be cut. Other contractors have already lost work earlier this month: businessinsider.com/facebook-contr via @businessinsider $META
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A significant loss come next year. A great legacy left behind with the Service NSW app, being first to digital driver's licences, getting rid of as much paper as possible, making a COVID tracing app that actually worked, doing right thing and notifying people when data breached
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To our Twitter community
I have made the difficult decision to retire from politics. A family health issue emerged in mid-2019 which has since deteriorated. Accordingly, I will not contest the next election in March 2023.
linkedin.com/posts/victordo
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Sad. Wet girl spring
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New data reveals that a negative IOD is gaining strength in the Indian Ocean and La Niรฑa is re-emerging in the Pacific Ocean, boosting the likelihood of heavy rain and flooding across Australia during the months ahead.
bit.ly/3JWl461
Image via: NOAA
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The best thing about this video for me was that I learned you can snooze recommended videos in your feed for up to 30 days hitc.com/en-gb/2022/07/
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๐ฅ tip: if you have AirPod Pros that were manufactured prior to October 2020 and they have crackling or static sound, get them replaced for free! I just did it myself. Bonus: Two yearsโ extra warranty + new batteries support.apple.com/en-au/airpods-
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It appears have a moving billboard in Sydneyโs CBD for an upcoming show called โyour ABC EXPOSEDโ
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New data released overnight by the U.S. @NWSCPC and @climatesociety has increased the likelihood of La Niรฑa later this year. They give La Niรฑa a 65 to 66% chance of occurring in the Southern Hemisphere's late spring and early summer.
Full story here > weatherzone.com.au/news/odds-incr
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