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Millions lost as multinationals dodge tax

Google Headquarters, Photo courtesy: Robert Scoble/Flickr   By Charlotte Mutoro Multinational companies like Google that do business in Australia are coming under fire for the way that they calculate income tax; paying very low or no tax as a result. Hong Kong based companies Cheung Kong Infrastructure Limited (CKI) and Power Asset Holdings hold major […]

Opinion: Loungechair Activism

By Andrew Miller Dear Everyone, Stopping Kony isn’t going to change the situation in Africa. I’m tired of checking my newsfeed and seeing the lazy first-worldy approach of watching a clip and suddenly becoming all bleeding heart about an issue. An issue which has been going on for years, and can’t be halted just by […]

Are phones keeping us connected?

BY HAYLEY TAYLOR @hayloutay They say that mobile phones are making us less in touch with people physically, but is this really the case? TAFE student Hayley Taylor hits the streets of Newtown to find out whether mobile phones connect us or disconnect us. Do you think that mobile phone’s are keeping us connected or disconnected? Tell us […]