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Lockdown questions need answers

When the five-day circuit breaker lockdown was announced by the Victorian Government on February 12, there was one new feature — regional Victoria would experience stage four restrictions for the first time ever. Shops and cafes closed, children were home from school and we could have only two-hour exercise outings, not more than 5 km…

The Age: No silver bullet, but we still need faster rail – Author Sam Birrell

Sam Birrell featured in the Age with a response to the Grattan Institutes recent discussion paper Fast Train Fever Highlighting that the regional cities have plenty of opportunity for professional workers that would be prepared to move from the city if their was a decent public transport system.

The changing media landscape

One of the things I find the most difficult about the modern era of disruption is the changing face of the media. Many people used to get their information from professional journalists who are bound by an ethical code, trained to write (or speak) and paid to find what former Washington Post journalist and Watergate scandal exposer…