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Senate Inquiry pushes for Press Freedom in Australia

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Australia’s Press freedom inquiry requests Australian Government proves actual harm by journalists publishing classified information

Australian Government agencies should have to prove “real and serious” harm caused by any publication that contains classified intelligence and information before a criminal investigation can be launched, according to a Senate committee investigating press freedom in Australia.

The inquiry which has been dominated by Labor and Greens senators, and chaired by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, has been demanding an urgent review of national security legislation, finding a culture of secrecy has permeated through the current government.

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Hanson-Young says the call to action was sparked back in 2019, after the Australian Federal Police raided the Canberra home of then News Corp political journalist Annika Smethurst and the Sydney headquarters of the ABC over separate stories based on leaked classified documents.

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young chaired an inquiry into press freedom. / Photo: AP

The raid sparked anger across the Australian media and brought disparate publishers and broadcasters together under a campaign banner that demanded greater protections for journalists and whistleblowers.

No charges were made against Ms Smethurst or the ABC journalists Dan Oakes and Sam Clark, despite police investigations dragging on for many years.

In its final report determined current legislation that protects secret information was far too broad, and “capture[d] a range of ordinary journalistic activity”

AFP officers entering the ABC headquarters in 2019 as part of an investigation into leaks / Photo: ABC

“It’s a really worrying sign, we need press freedom in this country to ensure Government accountability and a robust democracy”

Sarah Hanson-Young told Ticker News

The Greens Senator says that journalists in Australia deserve press freedom – and Aussies deserve to know the truth, ‘especially with what is happening in Government.’

Anthony Lucas is reporter, presenter and social media producer with ticker News. Anthony holds a Bachelor of Professional Communication, with a major in Journalism from RMIT University as well as a Diploma of Arts and Entertainment journalism from Collarts. He’s previously worked for 9 News, ONE FM Radio and Southern Cross Austerio’s Hit Radio Network. 

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The Great Resignation vs. The Great Burnout

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As employees recover from the height of the pandemic, the Great Resignation has come to light

 
The pandemic saw the term ‘the great resignation’ coined as thousands of people resigned from their jobs across the U.S. in 2021 and 2022.

Karin Reed, the author of ‘Suddenly Hybrid said the great resignation was a period of employees taking control of their future.

“A lot of people realised in their current environment they were not happy with what they were doing with their job. They chose to vote with their feet and go elsewhere,

In other parts of the world, a spike in resignations was not reported.

However, a higher degree of workers began reporting post-Covid burnout, as they made a return to the office.

“There’s been a blurring of the lines. You have work that’s not confined by a physical space.

“Instead of closing the computer and walk away, our computer is in the next room.”

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Everything you need to know about music NFTs

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Music NFTs are unique digital items comprised of a visual element like NFTs but also have a musical component.

Some analysts believe that music NFTs are the future of the music industry, while others say they might just be a fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow.

 
NFTs are non-fungible tokens. They are unique digital assets that live on the blockchain and can either be one-of-a-kind or one copy of many.

So, what are music NFTs?

Well, they are unique digital items comprised of a visual element like NFTs but also have a musical component. They also live on the blockchain and can be bought and sold.

Some analysts believe that music NFTs are the future of the music industry, while others say they might just be a fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow.

Les Borsai, the Co-Founder of Wave Financial joined us to discuss.
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AI creates a song imitating Drake and The Weeknd

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A big surprise for music fans when they heard a new song featuring Drake and The Weeknd. But there’s a catch!

The viral song was created by artificial intelligence.

 
A new song that sounds like Drake and The Weeknd has gone viral, but it was created by artificial intelligence.

Now, there’s a crusade against AI music.

The song,“Heart on My Sleeve”was created by artificial intelligence and quickly racked up millions of views on TikTok, Spotify, and YouTube.

Record label, Universal Music Group (UMG) is not happy about the song that used AI-generated vocals to simulate pop music artists Drake Graham and The Weeknd.

UMG flexed their muscle and forced the song featuring some of its biggest artists to be removed from Spotify and TikTok.

According to reports, UMG is taking it a step further and sent letters to Spotify, Apple Music, and other music streamers requesting they block AI tools from training their models on the melodies and lyrics of UMG artists.

Les Borsai, the Co-Founder of Wave Financial joined us to discuss. #AI #artificialintelligence #drake #theweeknd #veronicadudo #LesBorsai #music #popartists #UniversalMusicGroup

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