Crowds at this year's Australian Open will be capped at half the pre-Covid average, after Victoria's top health official signed off on allowing up to 30,000 spectators to attend the start of the tournament next month. They are elusive, infuriating gatekeepers that rule our lives. “Although the boundaries of the code … are narrowly drawn, the way in which [news media] as a category are ‘favoured’ through its application could open the door to other content owners seeking similar or equivalent favourable treatment outside of its terms.”. Under the code, if news companies and digital platforms like Facebook cannot make agreements on the amount to be paid, ultimately an arbiter will make the final decision. 766 K J’aime. Three experts prove we can all make a difference to our climate future - we just have to start. Expect an election this year, The government must change our environment laws – or be guilty of condemning our greatest treasures, Claudia Roden’s majestic Book of Jewish Food, Eggplants with gochujang, and chocolate mint frozen yoghurt, Just share where you stand and what you like and what you didn't like. My kids and parents rely on me. Running a business has changed forever since Covid-19. Voir plus de contenu de Guardian Australia sur Facebook. Ahead of Facebook’s appearance on Friday before a Senate committee examining the federal government’s news media and digital platforms mandatory bargaining code bill, the social media giant told the committee the code remained “complex, unpredictable and unworkable”. Sirin Kale reports, The Guardian’s picture editors select highlights from around the world. Atlassian said a 14-day notification period for alerting news companies to changes in the algorithm used in search results or news feeds would also be impractical because changes in code and algorithm happen on a daily basis. Relocating the Lions tour to Australia is among the contingency options but financial and logistical complications mean the proposal is the least likely compared with switching to the UK and Ireland, or going ahead in South Africa behind closed doors. Australia Weekend is everything you need to make sense of the week. “Facebook is effectively compelled to acquire all news content at whatever price is determined,” Facebook said. 2 246 en parlent. The public broadcasters, ABC and SBS – which were initially excluded from the code before the government opted to include them – both raised concerns that the final legislation removes the obligation on companies like Facebook to empower news companies to better moderate user comments. Communes are being inundated by new applicants of all ages, driven by the Extinction Rebellion movement and its focus on low-carbon living and, more recently, by the glimpse that lockdown has offered of simpler, less consumption-driven, lifestyles. “There could also be a requirement to support regional and local news (for example, through a competitive funding pool or grant round). Australia Weekend is everything you need to make sense of the week. Legislation creating ‘government-favoured’ categories of websites will only disrupt neutrality on the internet, opening the door for other content to claim favoured status,” Atlassian said. All the latest news, comment, culture and sport from Guardian Australia: theguardian.com/au Facebook argued instead, companies subject to the code which would require them to negotiate payments with news media companies for their content, should be given time to make deals separately before the code takes effect. 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Voir plus de contenu de Guardian Australia sur Facebook. # BREAKING : The Trans-Tasman bubble allowing quarantine free travel from New Zealand to Australia will resume today, Australian health authorities have announced. But as she settled into life in the US and then Europe, she became suspicious of the idea that refugees should shed their old identities and be eternally thankful, Nathan Myhrvold built a camera with a microscopic lens and then shot high-resolution photographs in freezing conditions to capture this image, The veteran, who also snapped David Bowie and Iggy Pop, talks of the birth of the ‘real underground’ and why it won’t happen again, Between 2014 and 2020, Tel Aviv-based photographer and artist Iris Hassid followed the daily life of four young Palestinian women, citizens of Israel, who are part of a recent surge of young Arab women attending Tel Aviv University. Having appeared on reality TV as a teenager, I felt as though I understood the format and took for granted that much of the action is stage-managed. Connexion. Facebook has asked the Australian government to consider giving digital platforms a six-month grace period to make deals with news outlets to pay for content before hitting companies with the “big stick” of the news media bargaining code. We DO NOT SUPPORT RACISM, ISLAMISM AND COMMUNISM , WE DO NOT support minorities wanting special needs. Australian tech company Atlassian has also weighed in on the proposed code, telling the committee in its submission that the code would “disrupt neutrality” on the internet by creating one special class that receives payment for links in search results. We knew there was a fight in him – and knew there was a fight in us, Our research shows how ‘tighter’ societies do better – and how the rest must learn to adapt, says professor and author Michele Gelfand, Optimistic experts foresee a ‘new period of economic dynamism’ after pandemic, It took 16 years to write and is more an ‘encyclopaedia of Jewish life’ than cookbook, says Jay Rayner, A hot, smoky aubergine and bean bake is just the thing to lift spirits, says Nigel Slater, Janett and Ariel Egber took a huge leap of faith when they met each other – marrying and immigrating within a few months. Facebook said this would “incentivise” news companies to make unreasonable claims, and meant the final figure would be “detached from commercial value”. Dairy is rethinking the way it contributes to climate change - from beginning to end. News, reviews, features and interviews from Guardian Australia's culture pages Now we must reverse the damage, Morrison wants to bask in the post-pandemic glow. Get the day's first stories delivered free to your inbox by 7am. How will everyone in the world get access to a Covid vaccine? All the latest news, comment, culture and sport from Guardian Australia: theguardian.com/au A variant of Covid-19 that's triggered the lockdown in Brisbane and prompted the federal government to announce new measures for travel may become the dominant variant circulating globally, experts say. ou Australia's proposed media code could break the world wide web, says the man who invented it, US attacks Australia's 'extraordinary' plan to make Google and Facebook pay for news. The company also argued it would not be able to manage the amount it would have to pay because it could not determine how much content is posted on Facebook. The company also warned it believed it would potentially need to make up to 1,000 different agreements with media companies if those media companies sought to strike different agreements depending on the masthead – for example if Nine decided to negotiate separately for Nine News, Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Australian Financial Review. Now in her 70s, she writes, the tools that she relied on are beginning to wear out. Why is Australia locking up so many Aboriginal children? Guardian Australia, Sydney, Australia. Social media giant wants a six-month grace period for proposed code it describes as ‘complex, unpredictable and unworkable’, Last modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 22.13 EST. 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