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  • Australia Post Is Jacking Its Prices (But Don’t Freak Out)

    Sarah Basford Canales

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    With the advent of online shopping, postal services have been taken for a serious ride. But instead of driving postal package prices up, Australia Post is proposing a hike on ordinary letter postage, an art usually reserved for social messenging apps these days. If it’s approved, it’ll be the first hike since January 2016, meaning…

  • The ATO Is Coming For You

    Sarah Basford Canales

    The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has announced it’s on a mission to scrutinise every Australian tax return as part of an ongoing focus on closing tax gaps. And yes, that includes those tiny exaggerations in your work expense claims. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Oh Look, Google Just Dropped 3000 Deepfakes Online

    chrisjager

    Synthetic media – AKA ‘deepfakes’ – are developing at an alarmingly fast rate. What was once considered a ropy parlour trick for pornographers has morphed into a highly sophisticated technology that can fool just about anybody. Deciphering fake videos from reality will soon be impossible and a lot of people are rightly worried. In a…