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Digital assistants like Alexa and Siri might not be offering you the best deals

  • Written by: Rob Nicholls, Senior lecturer in Business Law, UNSW
Digital assistants like Alexa and Siri might not be offering you the best dealsWhile personal digital assistants might be helpful, that help is likely to be limited.Shutterstock

Your home digital assistant is always listening. But is it always offering you the best content, the cheapest deals, and the right search results?

Digital assistant devices such as Alexa, Google Home, Siri and Cortana are increasingly prevalent. These...

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Malcolm Turnbull accuses his critics of "paranoia"

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull has struck back angrily at a report that he has been helping independent Kerryn Phelps, his successor in Wentworth, as chaos continues to fracture the Liberals.

Responding to a front page-lead story in The Australian headed “Turnbull plays invisible hand”, the former prime minister tweeted, “Attribution bias -...

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Josh Frydenberg on Liberal troubles

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Josh Frydenberg on Liberal troublesMick Tsikas/AAP

Josh Frydenberg, who became treasurer and deputy Liberal leader in the tumultuous events of August, said the party has “big challenges”.

While the party is “disappointed” by this week’s defection of Julia Banks to the crossbench they “remain as a group focused on the challenges ahead. And we have...

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why we need better portrayals of people of colour on television

  • Written by: Sukhmani Khorana, Senior Lecturer (Media and Culture), University of Wollongong
why we need better portrayals of people of colour on televisionAfter 28 years on screen, the controversial character of Apu is set to be written out of The Simpsons. 20th Century Fox

This piece is part of a series on race and racism in Australia. The series examines this complex and incendiary topic, and the role it plays in contemporary Australia. You can read the rest of the series here and here.


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