The growing Australian surveillance state

The growing Australian surveillance state

Over the past few years the federal government has passed more and more laws granting police and security agencies greater access to our private communications. Law enforcement agencies claim the powers protect Australians from criminals, but there are growing...
Podcast: The new law that could censor the internet

Podcast: The new law that could censor the internet

Listen to the recording at 7am Podcast. The Online Safety Bill is being framed by the government as a way to modernise how Australia regulates the internet. But concerns have been raised about what the consequences could be for freedom of expression. Today, Lizzie...
News Corp Bargaining Code

News Corp Bargaining Code

As featured on Juice Media on Wednesday 3 March, 2021 A chat about about the News Media Bargaining Code to get a deeper understanding. Sources Here’s the legislation:...
Podcast – Australia’s Plan to Make Tech Pay for News

Podcast – Australia’s Plan to Make Tech Pay for News

Tech Won’t Save Us Podcast with Paris Marx. Listen to podcast. More ways to listen: Apple Spotify Overcast Google Stitcher Podcast Addict Paris Marx is joined by Lizzie O’Shea to discuss how Australia’s plan to make Google and Facebook pay news publishers...
Future histories – technology isn’t neutral

Future histories – technology isn’t neutral

My radio interview for 3CR Earth Matters can be found here: https://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode-201909081100/future-histories-technology-isnt-neutral Can we simply innovate our way out of the present climate crisis? Or do technological fixes hide another...
Bringing democracy to the internet

Bringing democracy to the internet

I was interviewed for Melbourne University’s podcast about Future Histories – you can find it here https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=420822 In her new book Future Histories, author and lawyer Lizzie O’Shea asks what historical social experiments like...