New York Times | Lizzie O'Shea

Can Australia Save Journalism From the Internet?

Feb 24, 2021 | News

As published in The New York Times | Opinion on Wednesday, 24 February, 2021. Last week Facebook carried out what may have been the single largest content takedown in its history. Any content that looked vaguely like news, even if it very much was not, disappeared...

Australia Wants to Take Government Surveillance to the Next Level

Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized

A new bill will help its intelligence agencies circumvent encryption. And what starts Down Under won’t necessarily stay there. SYDNEY, Australia — A state’s capacity to spy on its citizens has grown exponentially in recent years as new technology has meant more...

White Australians Celebrate, Aboriginal People Mourn

Jan 25, 2017 | Uncategorized

With Amy McQuire – Our national holiday fails to recognize a legacy of genocide. Every year on Jan. 26, at the height of summer, Australians pull out their flags and barbecues, and raise a glass for Australia Day. But as the nationalism rises with the...

Australia Has a Serious Gambling Problem

Nov 18, 2016 | Featured

Australia tops its fair share of lists, including hosting the deadliest animals on earth and, perhaps paradoxically, some of the world’s most liveable cities. But the country also tops the charts on an indicator that is far more insidious: gambling losses. Last year,...