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National Affairs Out of the office Andrew Leigh 20 October 2020 Covid-19 could change how we work, for the better and — if we’re not careful — the worse Correspondents Captain Abbott’s pick David Hayes 2 October 2020 Britain’s man-gets-job frenzy was less about Tony Abbott than it seemed National Affairs The big Apple John Quiggin 24 August 2020 The technology company’s latest valuation shows how big internet-based companies are using a public network to wield monopoly power National Affairs Machine learning Mike Steketee 19 June 2020 Does the federal government’s heavily qualified apology for the robodebt fiasco suggest that more trouble is on the way?

Essays & Reportage Fending for ourselves Kerry Ryan 6 April 2020 Scott Morrison isn’t the only one whose stocks have risen Essays & Reportage Gmail’s trial by ordeal Robin Jeffrey 12 March 2020 It’s the error message most dreaded by users of Google’s email service — but the story has a happy ending National Affairs Publishers, platforms and policy détente James Meese 20 February 2020 As the implications of the ACCC’s recommendations on digital platforms continue to unfold, the political challenges aren’t getting any easier National Affairs Will we finally look clearly at facial recognition technology? Ellen Broad 24 January 2020 Revelations about Clearview AI’s harvesting of online images challenge us all to think carefully about this technology’s impacts

Books & Arts Be careful what you wish for Terry Flew 19 June 2019 Why trust and privacy are not the same thing Books & Arts The tech god that failed Dominic Kelly 7 June 2019 Books | Something’s amiss, but has communications strategist Peter Lewis nailed it? Essays & Reportage Computer says no Ellen Broad 29 April 2019 The hazards of being a woman in technology National Affairs Brickbats and bouquets Frank Bongiorno 23 April 2019 Election 2019 | Twitter has changed the landscape of political reporting, and there’s no going back