Smaller Australian publishers sign deals with Facebook and Google with the Australian media bargaining code passing both house of parliament https://bit.ly/3qX2ikQ #FacebookAustralia #Facebook #Google

Australian investments firm Charter Pacific Corporation that claims Apple breached patents implementing Touch-ID and Face-ID is warning it will target several other smartphone makers & even banks
https://bit.ly/3aRnjYB #AppleNews

Written jointly with the lovely Victoria Laurie: Anti-vaxxer candidates are contesting every seat in the March West Aust. election as activists seize on the COVID-19 immunisation rollout. They are using their Facebook sites to under­mine faith in ­vaccines https://bit.ly/3bBDNTN

A week ago Facebook wouldn't pay for news in Australia, now it will spend $1bn over three years on news globally. Meanwhile the Australian bargaining code that sparked this debate has passed in the Senate and will soon be law (from WSJ) https://bit.ly/3kwU2FX #facebooknewsban

Exclusive: Eftpos has announced a QR code payments system that it will test this year and roll out in 2022 https://bit.ly/2ZPdaFi @eftposAust #payments #commerce #eftpos