Reuters: CORRECTED-Australia to develop code of conduct for likes of Facebook and Google. “Australia said on Thursday its competition regulator will develop a voluntary code of conduct governing bargaining power concerns between digital platforms and media businesses.”
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National Tribune: Queenslands lost hi 1800s Indigenous police database launched at museum
National Tribune: Queenslands lost hi 1800s Indigenous police database launched at museum. Not sure what’s going on with the headline. “The archive – the Frontier Conflict and the Native Mounted Police in Queensland Database – is the result of a four-year project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and undertaken by University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Flinders University, The University of Notre Dame, James Cook University and Northern Archaeology Consultancies. It was launched at Queensland Museum yesterday (December 9) and includes more than 11,000 documents about 200 Native Mounted Police camps, 12,000 artefacts, 400 officers, 850 troopers and 1800 frontier conflict events across Queensland through the 19th century.”
The Guardian: The cultural pioneers bringing oral storytelling to the next generation
The Guardian: The cultural pioneers bringing oral storytelling to the next generation. “For millennia, Indigenous Australian communities have been passing down histories, knowledge, language and customs, largely through oral storytelling. But in a world of digital addiction, where even the most remote parts of the country are being infiltrated by smartphones, telling stories via screens is the new necessary: a way to both preserve tradition and reach out to the young.”
ABC News: Acoustic observatory will record ‘galaxy of sounds’ to help scientists monitor Australian wildlife
ABC News (Australia): Acoustic observatory will record ‘galaxy of sounds’ to help scientists monitor Australian wildlife. “Hundreds of solar-powered audio recorders are being installed across remote parts of Australia to create a unique ‘soundscape’ as the environment changes. The National Acoustic Observatory project, funded by the Australian Research Council, was a collaboration of academics from five universities.”
ABC News (Australia): Google-affiliated drone delivery company clashes with Government over safety and noise concerns
ABC News (Australia): Google-affiliated drone delivery company clashes with Government over safety and noise concerns. “The Federal Government’s move to dodge responsibility for noise in the emerging drone-delivery sector has been met by opposition from a surprising source — the world’s leading drone-delivery company.”
ABC News Australia: John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Savage Garden added to official Sounds of Australia archive
ABC News (Australia): John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Savage Garden added to official Sounds of Australia archive. “This will be music to your ears: John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Savage Garden are the latest artists to be added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s selection of recordings.”
IP Australia: IP Australia is the first in the world to extend its WIPO’s Digital Access Service (DAS) digital library to trade marks
IP Australia: IP Australia is the first in the world to extend its WIPO’s Digital Access Service (DAS) digital library to trade marks . “IP Australia is pleased to announce the extension of its digital library in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s Digital Access Service (DAS) to trade marks and designs as of 1 November 2019.”
